Re: Summary of REGRESSIONS which are being ignored?! (Re: Summaryof the pending patches up to Dec, 31 (26 patches))

From: Andy Walls
Date: Mon Jan 03 2011 - 18:01:21 EST


On Mon, 2011-01-03 at 09:49 -0200, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> Em 02-01-2011 17:30, Andy Walls escreveu:
> > I don't see this patch on it's way upstream:
> >
> > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/376612/ (Sent on 5 Dec 2010)
> > http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-media/msg26649.html (Resent on 19 Dec 2010)
> >
> > It fixes a regression in IR and Analog video for cx23885 based cards and
> > an intermittent analog video regression in ivtv based cards in 2.6.36
> > and soon in 2.6.37.
>
> Not sure what happened here. I'm sure I've applied on my fixes tree.
> Anyway, I'm re-applying it.

Thank you.

> > I emailed the LMML, you, and the author, as soon as I verified the root
> > cause on 31 Dec, and haven't heard from from anyone:
> >
> > http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-media/msg27261.html
>
> Here, Dec, 31 is a national holiday. People work only half of the day.
> Yet, I was finishing some things and preparing patches for the incoming
> window, until afternoon.

I understand. But AFAIK the 2.6.37 final is supposed to happen very
soon and the end user effects of the problem are very bad.


> I only noticed your email today, and I'm promptly sending it upstream,
> together with a patch revert for wm8775 regression.
>
> > Please revert it before the merge window closes.
>
> I'm sending it right now.

Thank you.


-Andy

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