linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v1 0/2] docs: add a document dedicated to regressions

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Message-ID: <YdMBub0ugeNIOTI2@kroah.com>
Date:   Mon, 3 Jan 2022 15:01:29 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@...mhuis.info>
Cc:     linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        workflows@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v1 0/2] docs: add a document dedicated to regressions

On Mon, Jan 03, 2022 at 10:50:49AM +0100, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
> 'We don't cause regressions' might be the first rule of kernel development, but
> it and other aspects of regressions nevertheless are hardly described in the
> Linux kernel's documentation. These patches change this by creating a document
> dedicated to the topic.
> 
> The second patch could easily be folded into the first one, but I kept it
> separate, as it might be a bit controversial. This also allows the patch
> description to explain some backgrounds for this part of the text. Additionally,
> ACKs and Reviewed-by tags can be collected separately this way.

Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>