On Tue, 3 Jul 2007 04:01:20 -0500 Kumar Gala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Andrew, > > I was hoping to get your input on how to handle patches that cross > maintainers. I've got a patch that is pretty PPC specific, but > happens to touch some drivers as well. > > Here's the diffstat to get a rough idea: > > arch/powerpc/kernel/io.c | 12 ++++++------ > arch/powerpc/mm/hash_native_64.c | 2 +- > arch/powerpc/mm/stab.c | 4 ++-- > drivers/ide/pci/scc_pata.c | 4 ++-- > drivers/media/dvb/bt8xx/bt878.h | 5 ++--- > drivers/serial/cpm_uart/cpm_uart_core.c | 2 +- > include/asm-powerpc/system.h | 2 +- > 7 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) > > Now, I've had this issue before w/o any good sense on how to handle it. > > Suggestions? > Well, assuming that all the changes are interdependent and cannot be split up: send it to the relevant maintainers, gather the acks and merge it up yourself. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
