Hi Christoph, On Sat, 17 Aug 2019 08:43:01 +0200 Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx> wrote: > > On Sat, Aug 17, 2019 at 04:41:24PM +1000, Stephen Rothwell wrote: > > I certainly prefer that method of API change :-) > > (see the current "keys: Replace uid/gid/perm permissions checking with > > an ACL" in linux-next and the (currently) three merge fixup patches I > > am carrying. Its not bad when people provide the fixes, but I am no > > expert in most areas of the kernel ...) > > It would mean pretty much duplicating all the code. And then never > finish the migration because new users of the old interfaces keep > popping up. Compared to that I'd much much prefer either Linus > taking it now or a branch. Sure, I have no problem with either of these two choices, or, at least, hints/resolutions when conflicts are expected. My time (each day) is already getting pretty short since we are almost up to -rc5 ... -- Cheers, Stephen Rothwell
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