Re: [stable] to something appropriate (was Re: 2.6.22 -mm mergeplans)

[Greg KH]

On Mon, Apr 30, 2007 at 08:45:25PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Chris Wright wrote:
> > 2) you can add them
> > runtime in userspace (and for pcmcia too after patch in question is
> > applied), so we've historically avoided that kind of patch for -stable.
> 
> 
> Due to distro installer environments, and very poor support for making 
> dynamic PCI IDs persistent once added, what you describe is more of a 
> goal than reality.

But distros can easily add the device id to their kernel if needed, it
isn't something that the -stable tree shoud be accepting.  Otherwise, we
will be swamped with those types of patches...

thanks,

greg k-h
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