Re: [MAINTAINERS SUMMIT] [0/4] Common scenario for four proposals regarding regressions

James Bottomley
2024-06-26T19:06:02Z

On Wed, 2024-06-26 at 14:32 -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Jun 2024 09:36:22 +0200
> Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> > > I'm curious. Is there a stable branch that adds the stable
> > > patches in continuously? That is, during the merge window, to
> > > have a branch that adds the stable patches as they come in and
> > > then when the merge window closes, to post the rc series with all
> > > the patches that have landed in that branch?
> >
> > Yes, it's in the stable-queue git tree.  And in the linux-stable-rc
> > tree for those that can not consume quilt trees.  Been there for
> > years...
> >
>
> Perhaps we should be encouraging people to download the linux-stable-
> rc and start testing that more?

Well, that was a note in the original top post of this thread (second
paragraph from the bottom):

https://lore.kernel.org/all/54f26c0959f796c52f04da9e831899f6482686ac.camel@HansenPartnership.com/

> Just because it's been there for years, doesn't mean people are aware
> of it.

The observation I made that no-one challenged is that no-one really
tests stable-rc trees. I also asked if we should promote it more, but
I really think stable itself is good enough and it would only cause
confusion if we promoted an additional less stable stable tree.

James