linux-kernel - Re: [Ksummit-discuss] bug-introducing patches

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Date:   Wed, 9 May 2018 17:13:49 +0900
From:   Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:     Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
Cc:     "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>,
        Sasha Levin <Alexander.Levin@...rosoft.com>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, "w@....eu" <w@....eu>,
        "ksummit-discuss@...ts.linuxfoundation.org" 
        <ksummit-discuss@...ts.linuxfoundation.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] bug-introducing patches

On Tue, May 08, 2018 at 07:49:59AM -0700, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> * Theodore Y. Ts'o <tytso@....edu> [180508 03:50]:

> > The people who run Linus's tree and test -rc kernels tend to be kernel
> > developers and individual users who want to run bleeding edge kernels
> > and who generally are technically clueful.  If you were talking about
> > SLR cameras, you'd call them the "prosumers" segment of the market.

> Yup that's the category. People tinkering with their devices and
> using bleeding edge kernels because of some new device driver only
> being in thr -rc series for example.

You also get some people who are intending to ship on stable kernels but
are tracking upstream during product development so that they can be on
the most current stable release when they go to production.

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