From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751477AbZH0SfN (ORCPT ); Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:35:13 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751061AbZH0SfK (ORCPT ); Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:35:10 -0400 Received: from sous-sol.org ([216.99.217.87]:34557 "EHLO sequoia.sous-sol.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751021AbZH0SfJ (ORCPT ); Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:35:09 -0400 Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:29:52 -0700 From: Chris Wright To: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Cc: stable-review@kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Greg KH , Chris Wright Subject: Re: Would it help to encourage users to read/test stable-review patches Message-ID: <20090827182952.GC10360@sequoia.sous-sol.org> References: <43e72e890908271122l6b08aaa5lc66de78301c7c88d@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <43e72e890908271122l6b08aaa5lc66de78301c7c88d@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.19 (2009-01-05) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org * Luis R. Rodriguez (mcgrof@gmail.com) wrote: > We get development review eyes on stable patches during submission > into a subsystem, and perhaps 1-2 user tests then. Typically patches > are pretty easy to review for stable submission but I'm wondering > about cases where things are not so clear and perhaps we want better > testing and are less willing to take a fix into stable than on latest > rc. Typically in this case it's either too risky for -stable period, or we ask for resubmission after it has had more time upstream (through another -rc cycle, for example). > Also what if a user just wants to test an entire series queues up > for stable-review, is there a single all-in-one file user can just > patch -p1 to help test prior to getting the next stable release made? There is a queue that can be applied w/ quilt (or any similar tool that can handles patches + series file). This is kept here: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git > Do we want more user exposure to stable-review mailing list or is just > a few developer eyes enough? More review never hurts, but do you think there's a specific lack or problem? Thanks for thinking about -stable ;-) thanks, -chris