Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2010 16:48:44 +0200 From: Dan Naumov <dan.naumov@gmail.com> To: gljennjohn@googlemail.com Cc: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: regarding kern/148655 fix for 8.1 Message-ID: <AANLkTikuRtQEdWXME1U-uFfhockrH=cq6_tSCGxEabAN@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20101103145354.0cbd8ae0@ernst.jennejohn.org> References: <AANLkTi=OTQLPgoGb=j7KxkLnLtAzHqx6wZW63KZQJuX=@mail.gmail.com> <20101103105838.GA70884@icarus.home.lan> <20101103145354.0cbd8ae0@ernst.jennejohn.org>
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>> I'm not sure how much traction you'll get with that statement, but for >> what it's worth, I agree. =A0The severity of the situation in the PR is >> extremely high, and the repercussions if experienced are bad. =A0This *i= s* >> something that should be backported to the RELENG_8_1 branch. >> > > Considering that 8.2 is a ways off I also tend to agree. > > But that sort of in-your-face demand for action won't make any friends > among the committers, you can bet on that. I am not entirely sure why my question was understood as some kind of aggression, that was certainly not my intention. > When is the fix getting backported from -STABLE to 8.1 as an errata fix? I think this a normal, valid question? > A lot of people cannot and will not update to 8.1 before this is fixed This is a simple fact. > and no, "just track -STABLE" is not a valid answer Just pre-empting the usual expected "just update to -STABLE to get your fix" responces. This is not a valid solution for a lot of users out there. - Sincerely, Dan Naumov
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