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SubjectRe: [PATCH] zap the ACPI shutdown bug (was Re: Reviving the concept of a stable series)
Barry K. Nathan wrote:

> If the "backport" jokes don't make sense yet, consider this dilemma: If
> a backported patch has not been committed upstream yet, then is it
> really a backport?

If a patch is against a later base and is rediffed to be against an
earlier base, hopefully with side effects controlled, I think it's
reasonable to call it a backport.

--
-bill davidsen (davidsen@tmr.com)
"The secret to procrastination is to put things off until the
last possible moment - but no longer" -me
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