linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v15 00/28] x86: Secure Launch support for Intel TXT

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Message-ID: <b22b52b3-804e-4c51-b49c-8705092ae544@intel.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 08:41:45 -0800
From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v15 00/28] x86: Secure Launch support for Intel TXT

On 1/8/26 08:36, Daniel P. Smith wrote:
> It was simply that it was the tip of torvalds/master at the time the
> patch series was prepared. As far as we could find, there is not a lot
> of guidance on commit selection in the patch guide. If there is a
> generally accepted convention we should follow, we would be glad to
> follow it.

Barring a specific dependency, pick something that is more likely to
have been tested. -rc's are fine. Linus's releases are fine.

Random snapshots in time are not likely to be widely tested and
shouldn't be used.