Re: [patch 00/54] 2.6.21-stable review

Dave Jones
2007-06-08T17:29:38Z

On Fri, Jun 08, 2007 at 12:21:27AM -0700, Chris Wright wrote:
> This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 2.6.21.5 release.
> There are 54 patches in this series, all will be posted as a response
> to this one. If anyone has any issues with these being applied, please
> let us know. If anyone is a maintainer of the proper subsystem, and
> wants to add a Signed-off-by: line to the patch, please respond with it.
>
> These patches are sent out with a number of different people on the
> Cc: line. If you wish to be a reviewer, please email stable@kernel.org
> to add your name to the list. If you want to be off the reviewer list,
> also email us.

I'm wondering if it makes sense to do more regular releases of -stable
so that the patchqueue doesn't build up so much. It's painful
to sit down and review lots of patches in one sitting.
Additionally, with lots of change, it's a real pain to figure out
"which one of the 50 patches that went into the last -stable
makes my machine not boot" (which I had to do recently).

Or maybe cc: the reviewer list when patches get added?

Or maybe both?

Dave

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