Re: Code freeze on lite patches and schedule for submission into mainline kernel

["Amit S. Kale" <amitkale@emsyssoft.com>]

On Wednesday 03 Mar 2004 4:26 pm, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
>
> > We have two sets of kgdb patches as of now: [core-lite, i386-lite, 8250]
> > and [core, i386, ppc, x86_64, eth]. First set of kgdb patches (lite) is
> > fairly clean. Let's consider it to be a candicate for submission to
> > mainline kernel.
> >
> > I am freezing the lite patches wrt. feature updates. Only bug-fixes and
> > code cleanups will be allowed in lite patches. You can make any feature
> > enhancements to second set of patches.
>
> Sounds good.
>
> > I propose following schedule for pushing kgdb lite into mainline kernel:
> > Take 1: 8th , Take 2: 15th, Take 3: 22nd, Take 4:29th. I'll download the
> > kernel snapshot (http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/)
> > on these dates and submit a single patch for possible acceptance into
> > mainline kenrel and feedback from community. Hopefully we'll succeed by
> > end of this month.
>
> Well, you should have really cc-ed this one to andrew :-). [What?
> Schedule for pushing? No patchbombing? ;-))))))))))]

I spared him of stress :-)

-Amit