> On Jun 3, 2020, at 3:05 PM, Andrew Morton <akpm****@linux*****> wrote: > > A bunch of new material just landed in linux-next/powerpc. > > The timing is awkward! I trust this will be going into mainline during > this merge window? If not, please drop it and repull after -rc1. I have noticed the same pattern over and over again, i.e., many powerpc new material has only shown up in linux-next for only a few days before sending for a pull request to Linus. There are absolutely no safe net for this kind of practice. The main problem is that Linus seems totally fine with it.