Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 21 Aug 2013 10:08:28 -0700 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: Proposed stable release changes |
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On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 03:48:52PM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote: > On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 03:40:32PM -0700, Greg KH wrote: > > - I will wait for a -rc to come out with the patch in it before putting > > it into a stable release, unless: > > Question: what's the exact reasoning of that delay? To get more people > who install -rc kernels to smoke-test patches tagged for stable.
Yes.
> What happens if the bug gets detected *after* you've taken the patch? We > probably end up in the same situation.
Yes we will, but this does give us a bit more testing, right? That's the point of the delay.
thanks,
greg k-h
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