On Sun, 2006-01-29 at 16:34 -0500, Alan Cox wrote:
On Fri, Jan 27, 2006 at 09:23:04AM -0800, John Reiser wrote:
> Find the Linux kernel IDE maintainer, and shoot him. Literally.
> Then perhaps someone else will fix the kernel bug [on the READ side]
Its higher up the stack than this. 2.4 you could work around it, 2.6 you
can't. Jens is notional maintainer for that code but no longer even answers
email on that particular subject so don't hold your breath.
Alan,
Isn't there any sort of governance procedure to declare a kernel
component maintainer "legally dead" and initiate a search for a formal
replacement?
-- Doc
Robert G. (Doc) Savage, BSE(EE), CISSP, RHCE | Fairview Heights, IL
Fedora Core 4 kernel 2.6.14-1.1656_FC4 on a P-III/M IBM Thinkpad A22p
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