On 07/31/2013 04:54 PM, Li Zefan wrote: > On 2013/7/31 16:51, Qiang Huang wrote: >> On 2013/7/31 16:23, Sha Zhengju wrote: >>> Hi list, >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 3:31 PM, Qiang Huang <h.huangqiang@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> This issue is first discussed in: >>>> http://marc.info/?l=linux-mm&m=136574878704295&w=2 >>>> >>>> Then a second version sent to: >>>> http://marc.info/?l=linux-mm&m=136776855928310&w=2 >>>> >>>> We contacted Sha a month ago, she seems have no time to deal with it >>>> recently, but we quite need this patch. So I modified and resent it. >>> >>> >>> No, I didn't receive any of YOUR message, only a engineer named Libo >>> Chen from Huawei connected me recently. I don't approve you to resent >>> them on behalf of me, and just before you send this you even don't >>> send me a mail. Besides, after a rough look, I do not see any >>> innovative ideas from yourself but just rework patches from my last >>> version. >>> So I'm strong against this patchset. >> >> Sorry if this troubles you. >> Libo Chen is my colleague, we work together, he sent an email to you on >> 25 June, to ask about this issue, you said you'll resent it soon, but it >> didn't happen until now :(, and he asked again the other day and you didn't >> reply. As we really need to fix this problem(and need it in upstream), so >> I modified it and sent out. >> >> I think split patches, rewrite changelogs and tests, they all kind of work >> right? Of course, if you mind, I can change it, I just need this fix merged >> to upstream ASAP. >> >> So you want me rewrite this patchset and SOB only you or you want resent this >> by yourself? I'm ok with both :) >> > > No, you can't send out patches without your SOB...but you can add a line > in the beginning of the email: > > From: Sha Zhengju <handai.szj@xxxxxxxxxx> This is the usual way to credit the original author. But in this case, Qiang should get a confirmation from Sha at first. IMO, that would make a mess of a project if anybody can take over an on-going task without an approval from the author just because he is looking forward to see something will happen on mainline shortly. Thanks, -Jeff -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>