linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] x86/boot: fix relying on link order

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Message-ID: <Y5C2tXX7OazmJtEq@zn.tnic>
Date:   Wed, 7 Dec 2022 16:52:21 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Alexander Lobakin <alexandr.lobakin@...el.com>
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        "Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] x86/boot: fix relying on link order

On Wed, Dec 07, 2022 at 04:30:00PM +0100, Alexander Lobakin wrote:
> But not every fix is a fix only when it's easy to find a repro,
> right...?

The basic rule is: only regression fixes during the -rc phase.

Documentation/process/2.Process.rst

although there it is not spelled out that it is regressions only. But
this is the rule we adhere to in the tip tree in general.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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