linux-kernel - Re: stable-kernel-rules was Re: fs/bcachefs/

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Message-ID: <Zdjo/D8dZ/gJ4vz4@duo.ucw.cz>
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024 19:50:36 +0100
From: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To: Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@...ux.dev>
Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Oleksandr Natalenko <oleksandr@...alenko.name>,
	Jiri Benc <jbenc@...hat.com>, Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>,
	stable@...r.kernel.org,
	Thorsten Leemhuis <regressions@...mhuis.info>
Subject: Re: stable-kernel-rules was Re: fs/bcachefs/

Hi!

> > There seems to be just one rule being observed: "It or an equivalent
> > fix must already exist in Linus' tree (upstream).". Every other rule is
> > broken pretty much all the time.
> > 
> > AUTOSEL is a problem.
> > 
> > Plus there's problem with dependencies -- if a patch A is need for fix
> > B, the rules pretty much go out of the window, huge patches are
> > applied, whitespace fixes are applied, etc.
> > 
> > There are even known-bad patches being applied, and then
> > reverted. Greg explained that it heps his process somehow.
> 
> This seems to be a pretty consistent theme theme - thins are done baesd
> on whatever makes Greg's process easier, not input from the people
> stable ought to be working with. Pretty questionable set of priorities
> if you ask me.

Well, I'd not mind stable process following the documented rules.

But fixing the documentation to match the reality would also be an
improvement, because some people actually read it and expect it to be
followed.

Best regards,
								Pavel
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