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From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgunthorpe-ePGOBjL8dl3ta4EC/59zMFaTQe2KTcn/@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [RFCv2 00/15] RFCv2: Consolidated userspace RDMA library repo
Date: Sun, 4 Sep 2016 19:51:17 -0600
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On Sun, Sep 04, 2016 at 05:40:48PM -0400, Doug Ledford wrote:
> On 9/4/2016 6:36 AM, Sagi Grimberg wrote:
> > 
> >>> What I think it missing is a release schedule, stable fixes
> >>> methodology and merge cycles. I think once we can agree on that
> >>> a lot of the concerns will be addressed.
> >>
> >> This is exactly my point.
> >> What do you think if we follow kernel release cycles and schedules? It
> >> will give to everyone in RDMA world clear answer on WHEN question.
> > 
> > That can work. But, I think that we need the stable fixes to be released
> > more frequently (Ideally on-demand, but it might be too much of an
> > overhead both to maintainers and users).
>
> I don't think so.  A regular release cadence to match the kernel, and on
> demand hot fixes seems perfectly doable to me.

It would be good to ask the distros what they would use. It makes very
little sense to make releases that people are not interested in.

Following the kernel makes a lot of sense as a starting
point. Inviting the distros to co-maintain their stable branches
publicly might also be sensible..

Jason
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