Re: [gentoo-dev] kernel team: please make up your mind

[Greg KH <gregkh@gentoo.org>]

On Fri, Jul 09, 2004 at 03:15:05PM -0600, Jason Wever wrote:
> Can we please get a consistent answer on 2.6 kernels when it comes to 
> sparc?  We used to have sparc-development-sources, which we were told to 
> consolidate into development-sources.  Now today with absolutely 0 
> notification what-so-ever, our patchsets to development-sources were 
> yanked because it wasn't the appropriate place.

Sorry for the stress.  There really isn't a kernel team anymore, becides
me and a few others, and we all seem strung accross different timezones
these days.

Here's the answer:
	- development-sources are clean kernel.org kernels
	- gentoo-dev-sources are the current 2.6 kernel trees for all
	  arches.  There is no cesspool of patches in there, and it is
	  the kernel for the ppc64, amd64, x86, and a few other arches.
	  Making it the sparc kernel too is no big deal.

This is needed so that bugs and security fixes that previously have not
gotten put into the d-s package get applied across all arches quickly
and easily.

I am willing and able to help the sparc team (and any other arch) to
make the g-d-s package work for them.

Is that acceptable?

thanks,

greg k-h

> 
> So what is the appropriate place?  Can you as a team please come up with a 
> singular answer and at least consult all those who will be effected 
> *before* you change your mind and implement those changes?
> 
> Thanks,
> -- 
> Jason Wever
> Gentoo/Sparc Co-Team Lead
> 
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