From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758134AbYEHAqf (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 May 2008 20:46:35 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754169AbYEHAqZ (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 May 2008 20:46:25 -0400 Received: from chilli.pcug.org.au ([203.10.76.44]:54146 "EHLO smtps.tip.net.au" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752635AbYEHAqY (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 May 2008 20:46:24 -0400 Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 10:45:59 +1000 From: Stephen Rothwell To: Andrew Morton Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: gentle reminder Message-Id: <20080508104559.2aa90c7c.sfr@canb.auug.org.au> In-Reply-To: <20080507132103.574f8778.akpm@linux-foundation.org> References: <20080507132103.574f8778.akpm@linux-foundation.org> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.5.0beta3 (GTK+ 2.12.9; i486-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg="PGP-SHA1"; boundary="Signature=_Thu__8_May_2008_10_45_59_+1000_TXWS6H9vfzAeOdW_" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --Signature=_Thu__8_May_2008_10_45_59_+1000_TXWS6H9vfzAeOdW_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 7 May 2008 13:21:03 -0700 Andrew Morton = wrote: > > When adding >=20 > - new Makefile entries > - new Kconfig entries > - new #includes > - new Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt records > - etc >=20 > you usually don't *have* to place your new entry right at the end of the > list. Doing this maximises the probability of causing collisions with > other people's work. >=20 > So, to make life simpler for those who integrate your work, please consid= er > putting these entries somewhere other than where-everyone-else-puts-their= s. >=20 > You may even find that right-at-the-end wasn't the most appropriate place > anyway. But random insertion works well too. Strongly seconded .... --=20 Cheers, Stephen Rothwell sfr@canb.auug.org.au http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~sfr/ --Signature=_Thu__8_May_2008_10_45_59_+1000_TXWS6H9vfzAeOdW_ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIIk1VTgG2atn1QN8RAhI3AJsHhBKSaGP7VEHoPz1VDSRemviSHACfaSt1 VEQEMc/3kX5DCSoF5wamVqU= =gfub -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Signature=_Thu__8_May_2008_10_45_59_+1000_TXWS6H9vfzAeOdW_--