RE: 2.4.22 timeline was RE: 2.4.21-rc7 ACPI broken

[Grover, Andrew]

> From: Marcelo Tosatti [mailto:[e-mail]] 
> > > Any chance to get patch against latest -rc7 ?
> >
> > It's big, and deemed too risky. We are shooting for 2.4.22-pre1.
> 
> Just had a few thoughts about that and I want to have a fast 2.4.22
> release (maximum two months). 2.4.21's development time was 
> unnaceptable.
> 
> Lets do the ACPI merge in 2.4.23.

I wouldn't have a problem with this, except that you've been deferring
the ACPI merge for over a year. We've been maintaining this patch
outside the mainline tree for EIGHTEEN MONTHS. Please stop leading me
along. Will you EVER merge it?

I am confident it will merge cleanly.
I am confident it will cause no problems when CONFIG_ACPI=off.
I am confident the total number of working machines will go up.
I am willing to bet $500 of MY OWN MONEY on this.

Talk to me, man. What would make you happy? A lot is riding on this.

Regards -- Andy