From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ms.lwn.net (ms.lwn.net [45.79.88.28]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 873AC315D51; Tue, 3 Mar 2026 18:13:12 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=45.79.88.28 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1772561594; cv=none; b=u6mt3SZXQ28M1DpYq96I2VXY8Rx6eXJSwQ44tCIsIFs4kiUtU2Swmy2nrkq3sfTvwDFD0GPqNiCILUWEJY1HQW+7LbzNEpHZC4ruDE4BEtmTVs95i6O40dKR492DlRteAPdO1P9h0YwWrQcULBVYkce9uL7bwe44zo9nXNcfp60= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1772561594; c=relaxed/simple; bh=uwGs40p6feBIPmxttrBlFcsUuz8AcouQMwkXE1EJb2g=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:Message-ID: MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=UPHK/OtKqvam9L878YLC1hpu3XPPBS630xDz9+PSiVESBzqBfd+ckfYHEc1Zo4x+cftzAJHVQif+4u6g1W3YuXS3NjF8Q1AqnFfBKa9o1FV8szNct8/Uo7E06Xw+81y/Zl2BiZjujJ8RVFao218vw7oVHgh08pRDt2wqRHWPHyo= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=lwn.net; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=lwn.net; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=lwn.net header.i=@lwn.net header.b=TXIknWRt; arc=none smtp.client-ip=45.79.88.28 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=lwn.net Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=lwn.net Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=lwn.net header.i=@lwn.net header.b="TXIknWRt" DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 ms.lwn.net A414940429 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lwn.net; s=20201203; t=1772561591; bh=ead+Jt3hyOuA/EpgwUGvluHqgPzw4HZOyqlUlURdtUQ=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:From; b=TXIknWRtFY9RUwFfzFovBV1ooGTwfgCtdFOCBeEQn0SlgFeR1Ps0gl3PFg3XeR9Ay VFfsfM0T8riQ6FqUfB7Yqr+2CiV1gKAIjnsrzqSwDQ01bpZVqPiHSror3dKVVIqL41 +hdwIvmfV8iNNnbvp1NYTinSBgIs76ZEhFdobZL3isdZ8UQQH/Cpx8W+ms1Iylm35Y 1qNa+FChAvWEK6VZXTIXj3AvaLjPMJMCQxNtav/337O+vVm20EgmnXA8sILr5EqJ/o 79kvX5T6h0yNA5EYN/xC+RSpObOxOmsmXXM30IzJbza64HtaJJ7UZ215r1lhmpjgEO 7yk99GjI8KSlg== Received: from localhost (unknown [IPv6:2601:280:4600:27b::1fe]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (prime256v1) server-signature ECDSA (prime256v1) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by ms.lwn.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id A414940429; Tue, 3 Mar 2026 18:13:11 +0000 (UTC) From: Jonathan Corbet To: Thorsten Leemhuis Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, regressions@lists.linux.dev, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] docs: handling-regressions: add, trim, and sort quotes from Linus In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:13:10 -0700 Message-ID: <87342gbx3d.fsf@trenco.lwn.net> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Thorsten Leemhuis writes: > Add additional quotes from Linus while trimming the existing ones and > sorting them all into categories. That makes it easier for new > developers and maintainers to look up how Linus expects certain > situations wrt regressions to be handled. The earlier sections in the > document already explain this, but those parts are often questioned -- > or not considered authoritative at all and plainly ignored. Having it > straight from the horse's mouth helps get everyone on the same page, > even if that makes the document quite a bit longer (the raw line count > of this section doubles, but the number of characters increases by > nearly 50%). In return, this covers a lot more aspects and, due to the > sub-headings, is easier to navigate. > > In contrast to the more neutral description in the early sections of the > document, this also provides a better insight into how serious Linus is > about the "no regressions" rule and how he wants it to be interpreted in > practice; this makes it easier for new developers and maintainers to > understand things and prevent run-ins with higher-level maintainers. > > Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis > --- > .../process/handling-regressions.rst | 695 ++++++++++++------ > 1 file changed, 463 insertions(+), 232 deletions(-) I really have to wonder just how many quotes from Linus are needed here; that's a lot to plow through. Oh well, I've applied the patch, thanks. jon