linux-kernel - Re: [stable] question regarding the -stable patch queue ?

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Message-ID: <20090421032728.GA14175@kroah.com>
Date:	Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:27:28 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Abhijit Karmarkar <awk@...gle.com>
Cc:	stable@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [stable] question regarding the -stable patch queue ?

On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 06:26:53PM -0700, Abhijit Karmarkar wrote:
> hi,
> 
> i am trying to find if a particular upstream commit [1] will appear in
> the next -stable release of 2.6.28 kernel.

Yes it will.

> i see this commit being marked as "-stable candidate". does that mean
> it will automatically make it to the next stable release?

Yes.

> or should i submit a patch against the latest 2.6.28 stable series, to
> have this patch queued up for next stable release (2.6.28.10). can
> someone please advice?

If you know that the commit that went into Linus's tree will not apply
to the 2.6.28-stable tree, please send an updated version to the
stable@...nel.org address.

> what is the recommend way to do this search ("will upstream patch X be
> included in the next stable release")? so i don't bug this list in
> future with similar queries.

Just ask stable@...nel.org about it.  We've been a bit behind on
flushing out the -stable queue (right now my todo-stable mbox contains
399 emails I need to wade through), due to vacations and conferences.
I'm slowly getting there, sorry for the delay.

thanks for your patience,

greg k-h
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