Re: iptables release plans

[Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>]

On 21.03.2011 22:09, Jozsef Kadlecsik wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Mar 2011, Patrick McHardy wrote:
> 
>> About a potential iptables release for 2.6.38 - we don't have any
>> new features in the kernel that would require a new release.
>> However we've had a lot of other changes that would be good to
>> get out for wider testing.
>>
>> Unfortunately due some confusion at the time of the last kernel
>> release, all patches for the upcoming feature in 2.6.39 have been
>> added to the master branch. I don't want to release extensions
>> for new kernel features while we're in the -rc phase since we
>> might still decide to change the userspace API.
>>
>> So the options basically are:
>>
>> - branch off the current HEAD, remove all new extension for upcoming
>>   features and release that branch
>>
>> - skip the release for 2.6.38
>>
>> Any opinions?
> 
> I don't really like either one, but if we have to choose then the first 
> one seems better. At least the release will contain the bugfixes.

Yeah, it certainly was a mistake, but to me the first option
seems better as well.

Thanks!