Re: [PATCH] zap the ACPI shutdown bug (was Re: Reviving the conceptof a stable series)

[Bill Davidsen]

Barry K. Nathan wrote:

> If the "backport" jokes don't make sense yet, consider this dilemma: If
> a backported patch has not been committed upstream yet, then is it
> really a backport?

If a patch is against a later base and is rediffed to be against an 
earlier base, hopefully with side effects controlled, I think it's 
reasonable to call it a backport.

--
   -bill davidsen (davidsen@xxxxxxx)
"The secret to procrastination is to put things off until the
 last possible moment - but no longer"  -me
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