linux-kernel - Re: Proposed stable release changes

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Message-ID: <20130820231232.GB703@kroah.com>
Date:	Tue, 20 Aug 2013 16:12:32 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>, lwn@....net,
	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
	Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>,
	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Proposed stable release changes

On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 12:58:15AM +0200, Willy Tarreau wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 03:40:32PM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > Given that I had to just revert a patch in the recent stable releases
> > that didn't get enough time to "bake" in Linus's tree (or in -next), I
> > figured it was worth discussing some possible changes with how "fast" I
> > pick up patches for stable releases.
> > 
> > So, how about this proposal:
> > 
> > - I will wait for a -rc to come out with the patch in it before putting
> >   it into a stable release, unless:
> > 	- the maintainer ACKs it, or sends it directly (like DaveM does
> > 	  for networking patches)
> > 	- I have seen enough discussion about a patch to show that it
> > 	  really does fix something / is good / doesn't cause problems.
> > 	- obviously safe, i.e. "add a device id" type thing.
> > 
> > Given that we have -rc releases every week, except for the initial -rc1
> > release, I don't think this will really cause any major delays.
> 
> In the last discussion you initiated on the subject, I proposed something
> even more conservative which was the same as above except instead of
> "wait for a -rc", it was "wait for rc1 after a full release containing
> the patch", unless one of the conditions you proposed, or another one
> which would be a tag "urgent" or something like this in the patch.

Waiting 3 months is too long, in my opinion, sorry.

thanks,

greg k-h
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