On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 11:46 AM Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> wrote:
> > Yes, reverting has its place. Moreover, threats of reversion have their
> > place. People should definitely be working towards finding solutions to
> > the problems in their commits lest they be reverted. However, freezing
> > *people* by saying that no fixes are acceptable other than reverts ...
> > is not good.
> >
> > So I agree with what Andres is saying downthread: let's apply the fix he
> > proposed (it's not even that invasive anyway), and investigate the
> > remaining 5% and see if we can find a solution. If by the end of the
> > beta process we can definitely find no solution to the problem, we can
> > revert the whole lot then.
> >
>
>
> I agree with all of this. Right now I'm only concerned if there isn't
> work apparently being done on some issue.
+1. While reverting a patch is always on the table, it must be the
option of last resort. I don't have any specific reason to believe
that that's the point we're at just yet.
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Peter Geoghegan