Hi XFS Folks, Linux v3.7-rc1 is out. The XFS master branch (git://oss.sgi.com/xfs/xfs.git) has been fast-forwarded to v3.7-rc1. We'd like to take a moment and let you all know that we at SGI are going to make an effort to communicate more from our end. Your contribution is appreciated whether it be features, testing, reviews, docs, refactoring, cheerleading, or otherwise. We want you here, and we want your help! We'll continue to try to be as responsive as possible. Please bear in mind that the master branch is a shared resource. We XFS developers need a stable and bug free environment to work in and test our changes. We simply cannot pull in work with known regressions because that can stop _all_ development until the problems are resolved. Much more importantly, our end users have every reason to expect release quality software when they choose to run tagged releases from git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git. People entrust XFS with their data, so the stakes are high. Developers and testers who run upstream kernels between releases also have every reason to expect quality. XFS must not bottleneck their development efforts through regression. We must all be committed to a consistently high level of quality, and this comes before our own convenience as developers. When submitting work to the xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx mailing list, please remember to follow the rules described in your kernel sources under Documentation/SubmittingPatches, and those in the intro of the MAINTAINERS file. In the MAINTAINERS file there is specific emphasis in #1 on testing patches. Please take this to heart. SGI is committed to testing patches before pulling them in. And as developers, we each need to thoroughly test our patches before posting. Also, please don't get discouraged if colleagues find bugs in your code by inspection or through testing. It happens sometimes. We shouldn't rake each other over the coals for it. Again, thanks to each of you for your participation. Please continue to treat each other with respect in your reviews and try to remember that everyone is doing their best with a complicated project. Lets try to keep a friendly and collegial atmosphere on the mailing list. We should all be able to have some fun while working on XFS! Happy hacking! -The XFS Team @ SGI _______________________________________________ xfs mailing list xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx http://oss.sgi.com/mailman/listinfo/xfs
