linux-kernel - Re: Proposed stable release changes

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Message-ID: <20130821200702.GA10762@nazgul.tnic>
Date:	Wed, 21 Aug 2013 22:07:03 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:	Jochen Striepe <jochen@...ot.escape.de>, Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...oraproject.org>,
	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 Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 01:58:16PM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> The point I'm making, we should be more reluctant in pulling patches
> into stable as quick as we are. A patch ideally should simmer in
> linux-next for a bit, then go into mainline.

Oh, and it is really debatable if the sheer volume of -stable patches is
actually warranted - several people already raised the question whether
we should be more conservative with the stable tag. But you're probably
going to have this as one of the topics at KS...

Thanks.
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