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

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Date:   Wed, 9 May 2018 10:51:46 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@...ll.ch>
Cc:     Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "ksummit-discuss@...ts.linuxfoundation.org" 
        <ksummit-discuss@...ts.linuxfoundation.org>, "w@....eu" <w@....eu>
Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] bug-introducing patches

On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 10:47 AM, Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@...ll.ch> wrote:
> On Wed, May 9, 2018 at 10:44 AM, Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org> wrote:
>> On Fri, May 04, 2018 at 04:21:26PM +0200, Ulf Hansson wrote:
>>> Then, why don't we have a pre-integration tree for fixes? That would
>>> at least simply automated testing of fixes separately from new
>>> material.
>>
>>> Perhaps this has already been discussed, and concluded and it's not
>>> worth it, then apologize for my ignorance.
>>
>> I think this is an excellent idea, copying in Stephen for his input.
>> I'm currently on holiday but unless someone convinces me it's a terrible
>> idea I'm willing to at least give it a go on a trial basis once I'm back
>> home.
>
> Since Stephen merges all -fixes branches first, before merging all the
> -next branches, he already generates that as part of linux-next. All
> he'd need to do is push that intermediate state out to some
> linux-fixes branch for consumption by test bots.

+1

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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