On Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 01:34:26PM +0200, Bastian Blank wrote: > On Mon, Aug 20, 2007 at 04:53:15PM +0200, Frederik Schueler wrote: > > I would like to update a few drivers in 2.6.18 for the next point > > release of etch: > > I have a large update for xen. It is taken from the 3.1 branch, which > seems to work fine with the xen in etch (better than the released > version from Fedora). The summary of the functional changes is > | 244 files changed, 11100 insertions(+), 6047 deletions(-) > The complete one > | 351 files changed, 18610 insertions(+), 7485 deletions(-) > Most of the changes are different ways of porting the same functionalty > to the version. > > The following problems should be fixed: > - Event channel code is oopsy on smp systems. > - PCI backend is broken. > - Network backend looses all running connections after some months (this > may be also a hypervisor problem). > - Incorrect license specifications in the xen headers.
Each of those sounds like a reasonable thing to fix in a point release, but such a large change does not. I don't see how we can demonstrate confidence that such a change will not cause regressions. For 2.6.18, I'd prefer to see a bug/fix per issue with some explanation about why the bug is >= important severity and why the fix is unlikely to cause regressions. -- dann frazier -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
