From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263448AbUE1PTc (ORCPT ); Fri, 28 May 2004 11:19:32 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263460AbUE1PTb (ORCPT ); Fri, 28 May 2004 11:19:31 -0400 Received: from colin2.muc.de ([193.149.48.15]:47877 "HELO colin2.muc.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S263448AbUE1PTa (ORCPT ); Fri, 28 May 2004 11:19:30 -0400 Date: 28 May 2004 17:19:30 +0200 Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 17:19:30 +0200 From: Andi Kleen To: Andi Kleen , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/13] 2.6.7-rc1-mm1, Simplify DMI matching data Message-ID: <20040528151930.GA39560@colin2.muc.de> References: <20Oc4-HT-25@gated-at.bofh.it> <20040528125447.GB11265@redhat.com> <20040528132358.GA78847@colin2.muc.de> <20040528134600.GF7499@pazke> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040528134600.GF7499@pazke> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > > My point stays that kernel interfaces should stay stable in the stable > > series as far as possible (= unless terminally broken, but that's > > clearly not the case here). If you feel the need to clean up > > something better wait for the unstable series. > > I can't call dmi_scan.c a kernel interface, currently it's a crap. Disagree. It works just fine in its current form, your patch doesn't fix any bugs. -Andi