linux-kernel - Re: bug-introducing patches

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Message-ID: <20180503114335.GY30522@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
Date:   Thu, 3 May 2018 12:43:35 +0100
From:   Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:     Sasha Levin <Alexander.Levin@...rosoft.com>,
        "ksummit-discuss@...ts.linuxfoundation.org" 
        <ksummit-discuss@...ts.linuxfoundation.org>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, "w@....eu" <w@....eu>,
        "julia.lawall@...6.fr" <julia.lawall@...6.fr>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: bug-introducing patches

On Wed, May 02, 2018 at 10:41:56PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:

> Between v4.17-rc1 and v4.17-rc3, there are 660 non-merge commits, of which
>   - 245 carry a Fixes tag,
>   - 196 carry a CC stable,
>   - 395 contain the string "fix".
> (non-mutually exclusive)

BTW, what about situations when we have a fix naturally split into
a series of 2-3 massaging equivalent transformations + one-liner fix
in the resulting tree?