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From: Chris Friesen <cfriesen@nortelnetworks.com>
To: Daniel Andersen <anddan@linux-user.net>
Cc: linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH-NEW] README - Explain new 2.6.xx.x bug-fix release numbering scheme
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 12:14:25 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <412F5DE1.1030204@nortelnetworks.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <412F52FA.5060904@linux-user.net>

Daniel Andersen wrote:

> Feel free to comment and suggest changes to it, the whole point is to
> make it readable in a way that normal human beings can make some sense
> out of it. (Read: Your grandmother)

> +   As of kernel 2.6.8 there was a bug-fix release numbering scheme
> +   introduced. In such cases a fourth number is added to the release
> +   version, eg. 2.6.8.1. When patching from a 2.6.xx(.x) release to a
> +   newer version, patches are to be applied against the original
> +   release, eg. 2.6.8 and not the bug-fix release 2.6.8.1. 

Perhaps "When patching from 2.6.x.y to 2.6.x.(y+1), patches are to be applied 
against 2.6.x, not 2.6.x.y."

Chris

      reply	other threads:[~2004-08-27 16:14 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-08-27 15:27 [PATCH-NEW] README - Explain new 2.6.xx.x bug-fix release numbering scheme Daniel Andersen
2004-08-27 16:14 ` Chris Friesen [this message]

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