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

Greg KH
2024-06-26T07:36:17Z

On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 05:51:31PM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:02:21 -0400
> James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@HansenPartnership.com> wrote:
>
> > After all, given that stable is now delaying backports in the merge
> > window, there should be at least a 2 week period where .0 is it
> > (although it's also the two week period where we're not paying
> > attention ...)
>
> 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...

thanks,

greg k-h