linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 0/2] docs: add a text about regressions to the Linux kernel's documentation

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Message-ID: <f2736445-b7a8-e6cb-682e-a5a2ab69500a@leemhuis.info>
Date:   Fri, 7 Jan 2022 17:42:54 +0100
From:   Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@...mhuis.info>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
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>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 0/2] docs: add a text about regressions to the
 Linux kernel's documentation

[resending after finishing the mail for real, accidentally it the keys
to send :-/]

On 07.01.22 17:28, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 07, 2022 at 03:21:00PM +0100, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
>> 'We don't cause regressions' might be the first rule of Linux kernel
>> development, but it and other aspects of regressions nevertheless are hardly
>> described in the Linux kernel's documentation. The following two patches change
>> this by creating a document dedicated to the topic.
>>
>> The second patch could easily be folded into the first one, but was kept
>> separate, as it might be a bit controversial. This also allows the patch
>> description to explain some backgrounds for this part of the document.
>> Additionally, ACKs and Reviewed-by tags can be collected separately this way.
>>
>> v2/RFC:
>> - a lot of small fixes, most are for spelling mistakes and grammar
>>   errors/problems pointed out in the review feedback I got so far
>> - add ACK for the series from Greg
> 
> My ack seems not to be here :(

Huh, how did that happen? Sorry, thx for pointing it out, will be in v3.

> Also, this is a "real" series, no need for a RFC anymore, right?

I was taken a bit back-and-forth and then settled on calling this one
still RFC, as I was unsure if people like Jon and Randy might want to
wait on feedback from Linus before they take a closer look at all that
huge amount of text...

Ciao, Thorsten