Re: [stable] [PATCH v2 0/4] PCI: allocate space top-down, notbottom-up

From: Bjorn Helgaas
Date: Sat Sep 25 2010 - 12:30:15 EST


On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 04:40:20PM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 04:41:39PM -0600, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> > Added cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxx
> > See:
> > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/189182/
> > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/189232/
> > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/189242/
> > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/189252/
>
> Um, why would -stable want them if they aren't in Linus's tree yet?
> Please, when they are in his tree, _AND_ have gotten a lot of testing,
> then email the git commit ids of what you want added to the stable tree
> to stable@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Doing it beforehand like this is a sure way to cause me a lot of work
> and the patches to be lost.

Oops, sorry, I'm inexperienced in the ways of -stable. Akpm reminded me tocc:
stable, and I thought he meant now, but he probably meant later. I'll put it
on my list for later.

Bjorn
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