[ewg] Question: When should patches be submitted to EWG and when should they be submitted to linux-rdma?

[Ira Weiny]

On Wed, 26 May 2010 13:58:41 -0700
Mike Heinz <michael.heinz at qlogic.com> wrote:

> My preference for bug fixes is that they be applied so that they go into the
> upstream kernel - assuming they don't require EWG-only changes. But I need
> to understand the correlation between the two source trees - if you accept a
> bug fix for the upstream kernel, will that end up in OFED as well, or do I
> need to submit the patch to both groups? 

There is a reason upstream is called "upstream".  If you get it into the
upstream kernel it will flow down and everyone will get it.  If you only
submit to EWG then it will stay there in OFED purgatory.

That is not to say you can't submit to OFED for "critical" things which your
customers need but that should be an exception rather than the rule.

Ira

> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roland Dreier [mailto:rdreier at cisco.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 4:50 PM
> To: Mike Heinz
> Cc: Openfabrics-ewg at openib.org
> Subject: Re: [ewg] Question: When should patches be submitted to EWG and when should they be submitted to linux-rdma?
> 
>  > The subject says it all. If I have a patch that can be applied
>  > against either the current OFED git repository or against the
>  > upstream kernel - where do I post it?
> 
> What do you want to happen to the patch?  If you want it applied to the
> upstream kernel, then send it to me and linux-rdma.  If you want it
> applied to an OFED tree, send it to ewg.
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