Re: Linux 2.6.16.30-pre1

Adrian Bunk
2006-09-23T22:58:45Z

On Sat, Sep 23, 2006 at 06:47:54PM -0400, Lee Revell wrote:
> On Sun, 2006-09-24 at 00:33 +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > the main goals for 2.6.16 are:
> > - no regressions
> > - security fixes
> >
> > And I did always say that things like adding new PCI IDs are
> > considered
> > OK for 2.6.16.
>
> I think the point that people are trying to make is that adding new PCI
> IDs carries an inherent risk of regression. Unless you have access to
> every device with that ID for regression testing it could be the
> difference between a machine where one device doesn't work and a machine
> that locks up hard.

"a machine that locks up hard" is a pretty uncommon case, and it should
be ruled out by the following two factors:
- patch must be in Linus' tree
- I'm asking the patch authors and maintainers of the affected subsystem
whether the patch is OK for 2.6.16

You never achieve 0% risk, but many bug fixes have a much higher risk of
regression.

I do know that the only value of the 2.6.16 tree lies in a lack of
regressions and act accordingly, and as soon as people will report
regressions compared to earlier 2.6.16 kernels I'll know that I'll have
done something wrong (but I haven't yet gotten such bug reports).

> Lee

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Adrian

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