On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 7:13 AM, Josh Boyer <jwboyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 6:03 AM, Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > Good news, the vboxguest driver has been queued for > > upstream merging in char-misc-next. This just happened > > so I want to wait for a couple of days to make sure > > they stick and they do not get reverted for some reason. > > Nice job! That's been needed a long time and I'm really happy to see > your success in getting them upstream. > > > Then I would like to add them as downstream patches > > to the rawhide kernels for now, they can be dropped > > once we rebase to 4.16. > > > > So as always when making non trivial changes, my > > question to the Fedora kernel team is, is adding > > these as downstream patches ok? > > I have no strong opinion, but I'm curious why we wouldn't just wait > for 4.16. That seems like a natural sync point so that everyone that > provides this driver as a kmod simply stops when the first 4.16 merge > window kernel lands. Adding them now means more coordination for > users and kmod builders and I wonder if that will cause confusion. > > > Also worth noting, 4.16 will be the Fedora 28 release kernel, so it will make F28 either way. Justin _______________________________________________ kernel mailing list -- kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to kernel-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
