linux-kernel - Re: Suggestion: Lengthen the review period for stable releases from 48 hours to 7 days.

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Message-ID: <20201117080141.GA6275@amd>
Date:   Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:01:42 +0100
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Hussam Al-Tayeb <ht990332@....com>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Suggestion: Lengthen the review period for stable releases from
 48 hours to 7 days.

On Sat 2020-11-14 17:40:36, Hussam Al-Tayeb wrote:
> Hello. I would like to suggest lengthening the review period for stable
> releases from 48 hours to 7 days.
> The rationale is that 48 hours is not enough for people to test those
> stable releases and make sure there are no regressions for particular
> workflows.

You should probably cc stable list and Greg with this.

And yes, I believe that would be good idea.

Plus the period is very often shorter than advertised, which might be
also good to fix.

Best regards,
								pavel

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