From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264637AbUEYLcf (ORCPT ); Tue, 25 May 2004 07:32:35 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264668AbUEYLcf (ORCPT ); Tue, 25 May 2004 07:32:35 -0400 Received: from parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk ([195.92.249.252]:50333 "EHLO www.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264637AbUEYLcd (ORCPT ); Tue, 25 May 2004 07:32:33 -0400 Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 12:32:31 +0100 From: Matthew Wilcox To: Greg KH Cc: Arjan van de Ven , marcelo.tosatti@cyclades.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-pci@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz Subject: Re: [BK PATCH] PCI Express patches for 2.4.27-pre3 Message-ID: <20040525113231.GB29154@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> References: <20040524210146.GA5532@kroah.com> <1085468008.2783.1.camel@laptop.fenrus.com> <20040525080006.GA1047@kroah.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040525080006.GA1047@kroah.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, May 25, 2004 at 01:00:06AM -0700, Greg KH wrote: > > how does this mesh with the "2.4 is now feature frozen"? > > As the major chunk of ACPI support just got added to the tree, and the > only reason that went in was for this patch, I assumed that it was > acceptable. Marcelo, feel free to tell me otherwise if you do not want > this in the 2.4 tree. I assume it was added because Len tries to keep ACPI in 2.4 and 2.6 as close to identical as possible. It certainly doesn't hurt anyone to add the ACPI functionality without the MMConfig support. -- "Next the statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception." -- Mark Twain