linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3.1415] Documentation: add documentation summary for rc-series and merge window

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Message-ID: <20090623132316.28a4a348@chukar>
Date:	Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:23:16 -0600
From:	Jake Edge <jake@....net>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>,
	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <lrodriguez@...eros.com>,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	"corbet@....net" <corbet@....net>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk" <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	"linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"tshibata@...jp.nec.com" <tshibata@...jp.nec.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3.1415] Documentation: add documentation summary for
 rc-series and merge window

On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:11:52 -0700 (PDT) Linus Torvalds wrote:

> In fact, this whole discussion has shown one thing: people still
> think that "bug fix" somehow automatically means that it's
> appropriate after the merge window. That's simply not so. 

Makes sense.  It certainly is counter-intuitive sometimes, though.
Just to clarify, there would seem to be one other category of bugs that
is reasonable post-merge-window: those introduced by new features (or
bug fixes) that were added during the merge window (i.e. something
found in testing the new code during the -rc cycle). Those don't
necessarily have to be security/oops problems and, for the most part,
can't be regressions (at least for new features).  Or should those
wait, by and large, for the next merge window?

jake

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