Re: [RFC] Kernel naming convention in the merge phase

[Oliver Hartkopp <oliver@hartkopp.net>]

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Oliver Hartkopp wrote:
>> H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>>> Oliver Hartkopp wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Yes - this was also my intention. I don't have any preferences if
>>>> the first commit after a release is named -merge or -rc0. But it
>>>> should point out that we're leaving the former stable release.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Either way it'll take a bunch of work.
>>
>> Can you give any details?
>>
>> Why does tagging a -rc0 create any effort for anyone - except half a
>> minute for Linus?
>>
>
> Because it breaks all the robots which rely on the kernel naming scheme.
>

This is no real detail. How can -rc0 break a naming scheme for a robot,
when -rc1 doesn't?

Btw. you don't seem to have any interest in my suggestion and obviously
Linus, Greg and Andrew also do not have any interest in something like a
-rc0. So i won't create any new noise about that topic from my side.

Thanks anyway,
Oliver