Re: [PATCH] Let HP iLO driver depend on PCI

[Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com>]

> > > > > Three weeks and nobody did an allmodconfig build on linux-next for s390
> > > > > or m68k (at least).
> > > > 
> > > > http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/branch/9/
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Wow, lots of red.
> > > 
> > > May I revise my comment?  Three weeks and nobody did anything about the
> > > failing allmodconfig builds on linux-next and s390 (at least).
> > 
> > Not true. I sent patches for all (s390) build failures two weeks ago.
> > Nobody cared. Patch for this specific build failure is available
> > here http://marc.info/?l=linux-next&m=121577361309086&w=2 .
> 
> I doubt if the hpilo developers are watching linux-next for patches.

That's why I cc'ed them back then.

> > > Is anyone actively monitoring that page and doing the requisite culprit-poking?
> > 
> > Where to send patches to?
> 
> Me, lkml, Stephen, maintainer(s).
> 
> > And who takes care they get integrated before
> > the merge window opens?
> 
> Usually me.  Maintainers will sometimes integrate the fix directly but
> the success rate via that route is distressingly low.

Ok, wasn't sure about where to send patches against linux-next to.
Will do next time.

Thanks,
Heiko