Re: 2.6.3-rc1-mm1

[Stian Jordet <liste@jordet.nu>]

man, 09.02.2004 kl. 11.24 skrev Andrew Morton:
> Boggle.  That thing is 1.8MB.
> 
>  163 files changed, 25877 insertions(+), 22424 deletions(-)
> 
> This is the first time that anyone told me that it even existed.  How on
> earth could a patch to a major subsystem grow to such a size in such
> isolation?  When we're at kernel version 2.6.3!
> 
> How mature is this code?  What is its testing status?  What is the size of
> its user base?  Is it available as individual, changelogged patches?
> 
> It would be crazy to simply shut our eyes and slam something of this
> magnitude into the tree.  And it is totally unreasonable to expect
> interested parties to be able to review and understand it.
> 
> Could someone please tell me how this situation came about, and what we can
> do to prevent any reoccurrence?

I don't know more than this:

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=107523583528989&w=2

But I _do_ know that ISDN is non-working for me with 2.6.x kernels
without this patch. 

Best regards,
Stian

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