linux-kernel - Re: linux-kbuild.git

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Date:	Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:57:13 +1100
From:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
To:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>
Cc:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
	Aníbal Monsalve Salazar <anibal@...ian.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: linux-kbuild.git

Hi Michal,

On Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:42:37 +0100 Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz> wrote:
>
> >  Do you intend to run the equivalent of
> > the kbuild-current tree (bug fixes for the current release while they are
> > waiting to go to Linus)?  I have removed the kbuild-current tree for now
> > since the only commit in it is in the new kbuild tree.
> 
> I plan to maintain such a branch, but I thought I would base the
> for-next branch on top of it, so that you get everything in one pack. Or
> would you still prefer to have two kbuild branches in linux-next, so
> that you can remove the for-next branch if necessary and keep the
> for-current branch? Just tell me what fits you best.

Running a for-current branch allows you to queue up urgent fixes without
disrupting your for-next branch.  I will merge such a branch early on
(actually before I do my first build) so that I don't have to worry about
problems that are already have fixes pending for to be merged by Linus in
his current tree.  Also, as you say, if I have problems with your
for-next branch, it does not affect the more urgent patches.

-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell                    sfr@...b.auug.org.au
http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~sfr/

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