From owner-svn-src-head@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 19 19:21:51 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-head@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDAD510656A5; Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:21:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from imp@bsdimp.com) Received: from harmony.bsdimp.com (bsdimp.com [199.45.160.85]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF4348FC1C; Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:21:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by harmony.bsdimp.com (8.14.3/8.14.1) with ESMTP id o7JJGuOb099741; Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:16:56 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from imp@bsdimp.com) Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:16:58 -0600 (MDT) Message-Id: <20100819.131658.84240036293427615.imp@bsdimp.com> To: andre@freebsd.org From: "M. Warner Losh" In-Reply-To: <4C6D80A0.4080901@freebsd.org> References: <4C6D6FD7.7060106@freebsd.org> <20100819.124258.885796242215807555.imp@bsdimp.com> <4C6D80A0.4080901@freebsd.org> X-Mailer: Mew version 6.3 on Emacs 22.3 / Mule 5.0 (SAKAKI) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: svn-src-head@freebsd.org, adrian@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r211503 - head/sys/mips/atheros X-BeenThere: svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the src tree for head/-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:21:52 -0000 In message: <4C6D80A0.4080901@freebsd.org> Andre Oppermann writes: : On 19.08.2010 20:42, M. Warner Losh wrote: : > In message:<4C6D6FD7.7060106@freebsd.org> : > Andre Oppermann writes: : > : On 19.08.2010 19:20, M. Warner Losh wrote: : > :> In message:<4C6D2933.9020306@freebsd.org> : > :> Andre Oppermann writes: : > :> : On 19.08.2010 13:53, Adrian Chadd wrote: : > :> :> Author: adrian : > :> :> Date: Thu Aug 19 11:53:55 2010 : > :> :> New Revision: 211503 : > :> :> URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/211503 : > :> :> : > :> :> Log: : > :> :> Add some initial AR724X chipset support. : > :> :> : > :> :> This is untested but should at least allow an AR724X to boot. : > :> : : > :> : Isn't this something that should be done on a project branch and : > :> : merged back when in a good working state? : > :> : > :> We don't have a branch for mips stuff these days. This stuff is : > OK, : > :> since the AR724X is just being rolled out right now... For non : > AR724x : > :> systems, this won't affect anything... : > : : > : I was more concerned about tree breakage for non-tested code. When : > : developing something bleeding edge it is often useful to just commit : > : some stuff and have it sorted out later. In head this is more : > : dangerous. A small AR724X development branch would be ideal for : > : this. Branching is cheap with SVN these days. : > : > Merging isn't that cheap with svn. The svn:mergeinfo properties make : > them a pita. Given that this code won't break anything, except : > possibly the now-unsupported AR724x, I think a branch would be : > overkill. We'd have to drag that branch along all the time until we : > can get actual hardware to test it on, which is a high overhead. : : Didn't know that branching and merging isn't that easy with SVN after : all. This was one of the supposed benefits for switching from CVS. : If there is no risk of head breakage I don't mind at all. Branching is a lot easier and saner. But there's still a cost to branching that must be weighed... Warner