Re: Preempt-RT patch for 2.6.25

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Mon, 5 May 2008, Daniel Walker wrote:
> On Mon, 2008-05-05 at 23:01 +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > We have been there before. kernel development does not follow the "we
> > want _now_" principle at all. Have you ever tried to yell at Linus "we
> > want XYZ _now_" ? If you decide to try it, please keep me on CC - I
> > want to enjoy the show.
> 
> Kernel development is "What is available now?" not what is avaiable in
> the future.
> 
> If you want to reject code you better have a reason other than "We're
> going to make some new code for that (some time in the future) sorry."

You miss the point. We reject code which breaks existing functionality.
 
> I'd like to hear Linus come out and say, "Sorry Thomas we can't include
> your HRT cause we're getting a newer HRT in three years, so sorry about
> that."

Good point. HRT is mainline and it went through 300+ patch queues
release cycles until the last bits got finaly merged.

I appreciate your competent input how to do mainline development on
large scale projects. In hindsight I regret that I did not hire you as
my personal "get HRT merged" assistant. That would have saved me a lot
of trouble and time.

Thanks,
	
	tglx
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