Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 26 Mar 2003 12:41:35 -0800 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: Ptrace hole / Linux 2.2.25 |
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Dave Jones wrote: > On Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 08:47:27AM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote: > > > > and have it wget patches from k.o, verify signatures and auto-apply them, > > > which removes the "admin didnt even know there were patches > > > that needed to be applied" possibility. > > > > That looks like ugly can of worms to me. > > "what kernel do you have?" > > "2.4.25 and it did two downloads; I was > > compiling it on the friday night" > > So make one of the patches change extra-version to -errataN or the like. >
Basically what we're talking about now is someone to maintain an "errata tree" -- someone to maintain sub-point releases (2.4.25.1, .2, etc.) and to decide what those are.
The other option would be to have it called something like 2.4.25-ep36-ep42-ep96 if errata patches 36, 42 and 96 were applied.
I think sub-point releases are better, since it at least cuts down the number of possible combinations.
-hpa
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