linux-kernel - Re: [patch 37/37] sky2: version 1.6.1

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Date:	Thu, 7 Sep 2006 14:50:36 -0700
From:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...l.org>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>
Cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...nel.org, Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>,
	Justin Forbes <jmforbes@...uxtx.org>,
	Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@....linux.org.uk>,
	"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Chuck Wolber <chuckw@...ntumlinux.com>,
	Chris Wedgwood <reviews@...cw.f00f.org>, torvalds@...l.org,
	akpm@...l.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 37/37] sky2: version 1.6.1

On Thu, 7 Sep 2006 23:03:46 +0200
Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz> wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> > > > -stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.
> > > > 
> > > > ------------------
> > > > From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...l.org>
> > > > 
> > > > Since this code incorporates some of the fixes from 2.6.18, change
> > > > the version number.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...l.org>
> > > > Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
> > > 
> > > Not sure, one of 'stable' criteria is 'fixes bad bug'. What bug does
> > > this fix?
> > 
> > The previous 5 patches changed this driver, so changing the version
> > number of it is acceptable to me.
> 
> Well... I agree that version change is understandable, but it will be
> also surprising for the users, and stable rules were quite strict with
> "must fix obvious bug"...
> 

I get lots of bug reports which are from distro and other kernels
that cherrypick code from stable. How am I supposed to know if it
is a new or old problem?
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