On Monday 16 March 2009, Hans Verkuil wrote:
> > [MK] Sorry to ask a question back. What is the timeframe when 2.6.31 is
> > available ? I am not very familiar with the kernel release process. I
> > need to coordinate this with Vaibhav who is responsible from OMAP side
> > which is using the same tvp514x driver. I will ask him to be in this
> > discussion.
> 
> Each time a new kernel is started by Linus you have two weeks to get major 
> changes in (like this driver).

And the rule of thumb is that if it's not already in a merge
queue -- and thus in the -next or -mm tree -- when Linus
opens that kernel, don't expect new patches to merge during
that two week "merge window" ... or later, unless they're
bugfixes of suitable priority.

- Dave


> After that you have about 2 months of bug  
> fixing. I suspect the 2.6.30 merge window will open in 1-2 weeks, so the 
> 2.6.31 merge window will be in about 2.5-3 months from now.
> 




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