Re: [patch 07/69] libata-sff: Undo bug introduced with pci_iomapchanges

[Jeff Garzik]

Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Mon, 21 May 2007, Chris Wright wrote:
> > ---
> > [chrisw: Why is this not upstream yet?]
>
> And equally importantly, why is it even in the stable queue if it's not 
> upstream.
>
> It's against stable rules, and it means that we may have stuff that gets 
> fixed in -stable and not in -upstream, if people don't notice. THAT IS 
> BAD!
>
> Having fixes in stable that don't exist in upstream make -stable be 
> worse than pointless - it means that we actively _lose_ bug-reports. It 
> may sound like a good idea in the short run, but it's a *horrible* thing 
> for the long run.
>
> IOW, this should not be on the table for -stable, and people involved 
> should have made sure it's in -upstream first!

Strongly agreed.


> And no, I do not think it's languishing in my mailqueue. I'm pretty sure 
> it's languishing somewhere else. 

AFAIK it was obsoleted by another Tejun patch which -is- upstream.

Am I missing something?

	Jeff



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