linux-kernel - Re: [Ksummit-discuss] bug-introducing patches

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Message-ID: <877eol808s.fsf@intel.com>
Date:   Thu, 03 May 2018 14:08:51 +0300
From:   Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@...el.com>
To:     "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>,
        Sasha Levin <Alexander.Levin@...rosoft.com>
Cc:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "linux-kernel\@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "w\@1wt.eu" <w@....eu>,
        "ksummit-discuss\@lists.linuxfoundation.org" 
        <ksummit-discuss@...ts.linuxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] bug-introducing patches

On Tue, 01 May 2018, "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@....edu> wrote:
> Post -rc3 or -rc4, in my opinion bug fixes should wait until the next
> merge window before they get merged at all.

What are -rc5 and later for then if not bug fixes? Baffled.

BR,
Jani.

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Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Technology Center