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SubjectRe: Proposed stable release changes
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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