Re: [PATCH -mm 0/5] Freezer update

[Andrew Morton]

On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 11:30:54 -0500 "Josh Boyer" <jwboyer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 7/18/07, Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > > so please consider them as 2.6.23 material.
> >
> > The door for new 2.6.23 material shut two weeks ago.  Here, at least.
> 
> So do you have a general guideline as to when you'd like patches sent
> to you for the next merge window?  The releases are fairly
> predictable, so perhaps something like one of the later -rc candidates
> for the upcoming release?
> 
> E.g. patches for 2.6.24 should be to you by 2.6.23-rc<N>?

That sounds about right.  But nothing is cast in stone here: one needs
to take into account the urgency/desirability of the change, the perceived
benefit and risk, etc.

I do prefer that material has been out in at least one -mm release before
it goes mainline.

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