linux-kernel - Re: Proposed stable release changes

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Message-ID: <20130821134852.GA4562@nazgul.tnic>
Date:	Wed, 21 Aug 2013 15:48:52 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
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>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Proposed stable release changes

On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 03:40:32PM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> - I will wait for a -rc to come out with the patch in it before putting
>   it into a stable release, unless:

Question: what's the exact reasoning of that delay? To get more people
who install -rc kernels to smoke-test patches tagged for stable.

What happens if the bug gets detected *after* you've taken the patch? We
probably end up in the same situation.

I guess I'm questioning the usefullness of such a delay period...

Thanks.
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