Re: [GIT PATCH] scsi fixes for 2.6.25-rc2

[Jeff Garzik]

James Bottomley wrote:
> This is the latest crop of bug fixes plus one new driver: mvsas.  We're
[...]
> Jeff Garzik (1):
>       mvsas: Add Marvell 6440 SAS/SATA driver
[...]
> Ke Wei (1):
>       mvsas: convert from rough draft to working driver


I know I am probably shooting myself in the foot here, since I am the 
original author of mvsas, but...

Should we be adding new drivers during -rc?

On one hand, it's clear the addition does not break anything, and adds 
value for users.

On the other hand, it's clearly not a bug fix, and -rc could easily get 
bloated with new drivers that didn't make the merge window.

On the net driver side of things, I have a few new net drivers that I 
have queued for 2.6.26, because they did not make the merge window. 
This is inconsistent with your apparently policy.

I would just prefer to have a clear and consistent policy here, 
regarding new drivers during -rc.

Thanks,

	Jeff


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