From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 30 May 2002 22:37:07 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 30 May 2002 22:37:06 -0400 Received: from ausmtp01.au.ibm.COM ([202.135.136.97]:39094 "EHLO ausmtp01.au.ibm.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 30 May 2002 22:37:05 -0400 From: Rusty Russell To: Pavel Machek Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Centenary Reached By Trivial Patch Monkey In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 30 May 2002 00:27:06 GMT." <20020530002705.B155@toy.ucw.cz> Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 12:32:02 +1000 Message-Id: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In message <20020530002705.B155@toy.ucw.cz> you write: > Hi! > > > FYI, most patches are: (1) janitorial fixes from new people who can't > > get Linus or linux-kernel to read their patches (aka. Alan Cox Mode), > > and (2) one-liners from experienced kernel hackers who wouldn't bother > > retransmitting themselves (aka. Drop Prevention Mode). > > Just -- thanks for that. "Patch and forget" is very welcome for easy patches. Yes, this was in fact my motiviation: it takes about 30 seconds to do a one-liner patch when you're reading through code. It's not much extra effort to gather everyone else's as well... Rusty. -- Anyone who quotes me in their sig is an idiot. -- Rusty Russell.