From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261324AbVFDLfj (ORCPT ); Sat, 4 Jun 2005 07:35:39 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261325AbVFDLfi (ORCPT ); Sat, 4 Jun 2005 07:35:38 -0400 Received: from electric-eye.fr.zoreil.com ([213.41.134.224]:10936 "EHLO fr.zoreil.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261324AbVFDLfb (ORCPT ); Sat, 4 Jun 2005 07:35:31 -0400 Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 13:33:16 +0200 From: Francois Romieu To: Jeff Garzik Cc: Linux Kernel Subject: Re: 2.6.12? Message-ID: <20050604113316.GA3883@electric-eye.fr.zoreil.com> References: <42A0D88E.7070406@pobox.com> <20050603233756.GA27081@electric-eye.fr.zoreil.com> <42A167FE.2020008@pobox.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <42A167FE.2020008@pobox.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Organisation: Land of Sunshine Inc. Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Jeff Garzik : [...] > >Any chance the r8169 queue could be merged in mainline before ? > > I'll push the length check. Cool. > Everything else is a new feature. Hmmmm... Ok, let's have some r8169 handwaving/advocacy/explanation to tell what is going on. - From a usability viewpoint, the PCI ID for the USRobotics adapter should be included. It has been reported around 10/04/2005. Consider the usual july/LKS/conf period and it will not be available in a stable serie before september (it is not a bugfix, it will not be in 2.6.12.x either). USR has cut the price: it will have some effect. - The new features are not really new: o 03/2005 for Stephen Hemminger's stats + other changes -> it does not collide with existing functions. o 03/2005 for the message level support -> not new but it will be noticed, yes. - Some of the usual suspects on netdev know the code and even if your favorite r8169 maintainer has a real day job like everyone, I usually manage to dig the issues when something hits the fan (no engagement in sight, it helps :o) ). Of course, you are free to ignore these points if you already took them into consideration. -- Ueimor