Re: RFD: Kernel release numbering

Andrew Morton
2005-03-04T13:11:27Z

Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:
>
> On Gwe, 2005-03-04 at 11:28, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > I think you're assuming that 2.6.x.y will have larger scope than is intended.
>
> The examples I gave for remap_vm_area and exec are both from real world
> "gosh look I am root isn't that fun" type security holes. If that is
> outside the scope of 2.6.x.y then you need to go back to the drawing
> board.

Well *obviously* things like that are in scope.

It's hardly likely that "maintainers will forget the backport" in that
case, is it?