From: Theodore Tso <tytso@MIT.EDU>
To: Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de>
Cc: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au>,
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>,
Russell King <rmk+lkml@arm.linux.org.uk>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@fys.uio.no>,
Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org>, Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>,
LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
linux-next@vger.kernel.org, linux-arch@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Announce: Linux-next (Or Andrew's dream :-))
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:42:35 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080220154235.GD30305@mit.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <47BC498C.6000400@s5r6.in-berlin.de>
On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 04:38:52PM +0100, Stefan Richter wrote:
> Two things may largely eliminate the need for parallel branches.
>
> 1. Do infrastructure changes and whole tree wide refactoring etc. in a
> compatible manner with a brief but nonzero transition period.
>
> 2. Insert a second merge window right after the usual merge window for
> changes which cannot be well done with a transition period.
A third option would be if people add new functions (with no users) in
-rc2 or -rc3 timeframes as long as it is part of a fully reviewed
patch with users that will use those new features in various kernel
development trees.
Since there wouldn't be any users in Linus's tree, there's no risk in
making those functions available in mainline ahead of time.
- Ted
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-02-20 15:45 UTC|newest]
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2008-02-12 1:02 Announce: Linux-next (Or Andrew's dream :-)) Stephen Rothwell
2008-02-12 1:36 ` James Bottomley
2008-02-12 2:23 ` Stephen Rothwell
2008-02-12 3:32 ` James Bottomley
2008-02-12 2:25 ` Stephen Rothwell
2008-02-13 12:53 ` Frank Seidel
2008-02-19 0:45 ` Frank Seidel
2008-02-13 20:24 ` Ann Davis
2008-02-13 20:57 ` Adrian Bunk
2008-02-12 4:21 ` Greg KH
2008-02-12 4:31 ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-02-12 4:43 ` Greg KH
2008-02-12 5:17 ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-02-12 5:53 ` Greg KH
2008-02-12 6:07 ` David Miller
2008-02-12 16:31 ` Jeff Garzik
2008-02-12 17:04 ` John W. Linville
2008-02-12 18:11 ` Jeff Garzik
2008-02-13 0:12 ` David Miller
2008-02-12 19:37 ` J. Bruce Fields
2008-02-12 20:07 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-13 0:50 ` David Miller
2008-02-13 1:31 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-13 1:38 ` David Miller
2008-02-13 1:57 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-13 2:06 ` Andrew Morton
2008-02-13 2:18 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-13 2:20 ` David Miller
2008-02-13 2:47 ` Joel Becker
2008-02-13 15:06 ` John W. Linville
2008-02-13 16:45 ` Joel Becker
2008-02-13 4:25 ` J. Bruce Fields
2008-02-13 5:43 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-13 17:52 ` J. Bruce Fields
2008-02-14 17:35 ` Benny Halevy
2008-02-15 17:15 ` J. Bruce Fields
2008-02-12 23:51 ` David Miller
2008-02-12 23:54 ` Al Viro
2008-02-13 0:16 ` J. Bruce Fields
2008-02-13 0:48 ` Al Viro
2008-02-13 0:56 ` J. Bruce Fields
2008-02-13 0:59 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-13 1:25 ` Al Viro
2008-02-12 15:07 ` James Bottomley
2008-02-12 15:32 ` Benny Halevy
2008-02-12 16:00 ` James Bottomley
2008-02-12 6:11 ` David Miller
2008-02-12 6:21 ` Harvey Harrison
2008-02-12 16:36 ` Jeff Garzik
2008-02-12 16:46 ` Benny Halevy
2008-02-12 17:03 ` James Bottomley
2008-02-12 17:09 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-12 17:38 ` Roland Dreier
2008-02-12 17:41 ` James Bottomley
2008-02-12 17:53 ` Benny Halevy
2008-02-12 18:36 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-12 19:25 ` Benny Halevy
2008-02-12 18:00 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-12 18:24 ` James Bottomley
2008-02-12 18:48 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-12 18:59 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-12 19:19 ` Greg KH
2008-02-13 10:05 ` Russell King
2008-02-13 12:06 ` Jeff Garzik
2008-02-13 12:19 ` Russell King
2008-02-12 19:41 ` Al Viro
2008-02-12 21:51 ` Alan Cox
2008-02-12 22:17 ` Andrew Morton
2008-02-12 22:20 ` Alan Cox
2008-02-12 22:41 ` Al Viro
2008-02-12 23:01 ` Alan Cox
2008-02-12 23:27 ` Greg KH
2008-02-12 22:55 ` Greg KH
2008-02-12 22:59 ` Alan Cox
2008-02-12 23:26 ` Greg KH
2008-02-13 10:07 ` Russell King
2008-02-13 0:36 ` David Miller
2008-02-13 0:53 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-13 1:25 ` David Miller
2008-02-12 19:17 ` James Bottomley
2008-02-13 0:33 ` David Miller
2008-02-12 20:18 ` Jiri Kosina
2008-02-12 21:00 ` James Bottomley
2008-02-13 0:27 ` David Miller
2008-02-17 12:42 ` David Woodhouse
2008-02-12 17:48 ` Greg KH
2008-02-12 18:26 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-12 19:15 ` Greg KH
2008-02-12 19:46 ` Al Viro
2008-02-12 20:50 ` Greg KH
2008-02-12 21:08 ` Al Viro
2008-02-12 21:20 ` Greg KH
2008-02-12 21:36 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-13 10:54 ` Christoph Hellwig
2008-02-13 17:24 ` Adrian Bunk
2008-02-12 19:55 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-12 20:48 ` Greg KH
2008-02-12 21:25 ` Matthew Wilcox
2008-02-12 23:49 ` Theodore Tso
2008-02-15 23:23 ` Russell King
2008-02-15 23:37 ` Andrew Morton
2008-02-15 23:47 ` Randy Dunlap
2008-02-16 0:12 ` Andrew Morton
2008-02-16 0:17 ` Russell King
2008-02-16 0:25 ` Randy Dunlap
2008-02-13 17:12 ` Roel Kluin
2008-02-13 18:08 ` Alan Cox
2008-02-15 23:05 ` Roel Kluin
2008-02-16 0:03 ` Alan Cox
2008-02-13 18:09 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-15 22:59 ` Roel Kluin
2008-02-13 0:41 ` David Miller
2008-02-13 0:47 ` Andrew Morton
2008-02-13 1:23 ` David Miller
2008-02-13 7:38 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2008-02-13 8:45 ` distributed module configuration [Was: Announce: Linux-next (Or Andrew's dream :-))] Sam Ravnborg
2008-02-13 8:54 ` distributed module configuration David Miller
2008-02-13 9:04 ` Sam Ravnborg
2008-02-13 9:06 ` David Miller
2008-02-13 10:09 ` Giacomo A. Catenazzi
2008-02-17 15:51 ` Pavel Machek
2008-02-14 0:56 ` distributed module configuration [Was: Announce: Linux-next (Or Andrew's dream :-))] Roman Zippel
2008-02-14 8:48 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2008-02-14 22:38 ` Sam Ravnborg
2008-02-13 0:31 ` Announce: Linux-next (Or Andrew's dream :-)) David Miller
2008-02-12 18:48 ` Jeff Garzik
2008-02-12 20:03 ` Russell King
2008-02-12 20:23 ` Andrew Morton
2008-02-12 20:31 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-13 17:53 ` Adrian Bunk
2008-02-12 23:58 ` David Miller
2008-02-13 0:29 ` Greg KH
2008-02-13 0:49 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-13 1:24 ` David Miller
2008-02-13 2:16 ` Theodore Tso
2008-02-13 10:58 ` Catalin Marinas
2008-02-13 6:16 ` Greg KH
2008-02-13 7:28 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2008-02-16 11:16 ` Thomas Gleixner
2008-02-13 10:36 ` Theodore Tso
2008-02-13 17:55 ` Greg KH
2008-02-13 10:48 ` Catalin Marinas
2008-02-13 0:37 ` Andrew Morton
2008-02-13 1:16 ` David Miller
2008-02-13 1:46 ` Andrew Morton
2008-02-13 0:44 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-13 1:20 ` David Miller
2008-02-13 1:41 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-13 1:46 ` David Miller
2008-02-13 2:25 ` James Bottomley
2008-02-13 2:35 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-13 3:00 ` James Bottomley
2008-02-13 3:31 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-13 3:48 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-13 5:17 ` Nicolas Pitre
2008-02-13 4:10 ` James Bottomley
2008-02-13 5:14 ` Nicolas Pitre
2008-02-13 4:19 ` Paul Mundt
2008-02-13 4:52 ` J. Bruce Fields
2008-02-12 4:45 ` Trond Myklebust
2008-02-12 5:11 ` Theodore Tso
2008-02-12 6:02 ` David Miller
2008-02-12 7:06 ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-02-12 22:44 ` Theodore Tso
2008-02-12 6:15 ` Andrew Morton
2008-02-12 11:57 ` Stephen Rothwell
2008-02-12 14:57 ` Greg KH
2008-02-14 8:14 ` Russell King
2008-02-14 12:22 ` Stephen Rothwell
2008-02-14 18:01 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-14 18:32 ` Gene Heskett
2008-02-14 20:32 ` Greg KH
2008-02-14 20:39 ` Gene Heskett
2008-02-15 6:44 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2008-02-15 6:29 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2008-02-15 9:26 ` Gene Heskett
2008-02-15 14:52 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2008-02-15 1:11 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-02-20 14:55 ` Stephen Rothwell
2008-02-20 15:38 ` Stefan Richter
2008-02-20 15:42 ` Theodore Tso [this message]
2008-02-20 17:13 ` Adrian Bunk
2008-02-21 13:22 ` Theodore Tso
2008-02-12 5:07 ` Stephen Rothwell
2008-02-12 5:56 ` Greg KH
2008-02-12 6:10 ` Stephen Rothwell
2008-02-12 16:24 ` multiple drivers, single device (was Re: Announce: Linux-next (Or Andrew's dream :-))) Jeff Garzik
2008-02-12 16:42 ` Greg KH
2008-02-12 17:42 ` multiple drivers, single device Roland Dreier
2008-02-12 17:51 ` Greg KH
2008-02-12 18:08 ` Jeff Garzik
2008-02-12 17:56 ` multiple drivers, single device (was Re: Announce: Linux-next (Or Andrew's dream :-))) Jeff Garzik
2008-02-12 18:10 ` Greg KH
2008-02-12 18:31 ` Jeff Garzik
2008-02-12 18:30 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-02-12 21:38 ` Greg KH
2008-02-12 22:34 ` Announce: Linux-next (Or Andrew's dream :-)) Jan Engelhardt
2008-02-12 18:02 ` Jeff Garzik
2008-02-13 1:20 ` Randy Dunlap
2008-02-13 5:03 ` Kumar Gala
2008-02-14 23:22 ` Roland Dreier
2008-02-15 1:02 ` Stephen Rothwell
2008-02-16 15:14 ` James Bottomley
2008-02-17 5:25 ` Stephen Rothwell
2008-02-17 14:27 ` James Bottomley
2008-02-16 0:09 ` Russell King
2008-02-16 0:21 ` Andrew Morton
2008-02-16 0:31 ` Russell King
2008-02-16 0:45 ` Andrew Morton
2008-02-16 0:42 ` Alexey Dobriyan
2008-02-16 8:08 ` Russell King
2008-02-26 3:54 ` Stephen Rothwell
2008-02-29 12:45 ` Stephen Rothwell
2008-02-29 13:04 ` Adrian Bunk
2008-02-29 23:45 ` Stephen Rothwell
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