Re: Wanted: hotfixes for -mm kernels

[Martin J. Bligh]

Marc Koschewski wrote:
> * Paul Jackson <pj@xxxxxxx> [2006-02-04 18:56:46 -0800]:
>
>
> > Do we need a place to put hotfix patches, or do we just need a list of
> > links to lkml postings to said patches.  Such a list has the advantage
> > of pointing into the discussion surrounding each such fix, and such a
> > list has the advantage of not holding so much redundant data (these
> > patches will be redundant with what was posted on lkml).  Redundant
> > data out of context goes stale, and is less valuable.
> >
> > I can imagine someone (not me ;) keeping a wiki web page, listing for
> > each *-mm and Linus release the particular lkml patch postings that one
> > needs to pick off to get a build and boot.
> >
> > Just brainstorming ...
>
>
> That would just come closer to a repositories check-in description. I vote for
> such a thing. If it is a wiki or not.

Why have a list of pointers to go fishing for things out of an email 
archive, rather than just dump the patchs straight into a directory?
Seeing as Andrew seems to have already created a subdir to do this, the 
point seems somewhat moot by now ;-)

M.

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