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?
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