Re: Ptrace hole / Linux 2.2.25

H. Peter Anvin
2003-03-26T20:31:04Z

Dave Jones wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 27, 2003 at 08:47:27AM +0100, Pavel Machek wrote:
>
> > > and have it wget patches from k.o, verify signatures and auto-apply them,
> > > which removes the "admin didnt even know there were patches
> > > that needed to be applied" possibility.
> >
> > That looks like ugly can of worms to me.
> > "what kernel do you have?"
> > "2.4.25 and it did two downloads; I was
> > compiling it on the friday night"
>
> So make one of the patches change extra-version to -errataN or the like.
>

Basically what we're talking about now is someone to maintain an "errata
tree" -- someone to maintain sub-point releases (2.4.25.1, .2, etc.) and
to decide what those are.

The other option would be to have it called something like
2.4.25-ep36-ep42-ep96 if errata patches 36, 42 and 96 were applied.

I think sub-point releases are better, since it at least cuts down the
number of possible combinations.

-hpa