From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Pavel Machek Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: add documentation summary for rc-series and merge window Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:45:00 +0200 Message-ID: <20090622204500.GB24236@elf.ucw.cz> References: <20090622180438.GG23972@bombadil.infradead.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: torvalds-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org, Greg KH , "corbet-T1hC0tSOHrs@public.gmane.org" , "linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org" , "akpm-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org" , "alan-qBU/x9rampVanCEyBjwyrvXRex20P6io@public.gmane.org" , "linux-wireless-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org" , "netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org" , "tshibata-zZGIbrA41Td8UrSeD/g0lQ@public.gmane.org" To: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20090622180438.GG23972-PfSpb0PWhxZc2C7mugBRk2EX/6BAtgUQ@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-wireless-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On Mon 2009-06-22 14:04:38, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > This is losely based on previous discussions on linux-kernel [1][2][3]. > Lets also refer people reading the stable rules to > Documentation/development-process/. > > Also add the number of days it has taken between releases, > and provide the average for the last 10 releases: 86.0 days. > > [1] http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122048427801324&w=2 > [2] http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122048757705315&w=2 > [3] http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=124515657407679&w=2 > > Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez NAK. > +2.0.2: RC-SERIES RULES > + > +This section summarizes what kind of patches are accepted before the merge > +window closes and after it closes. These patches are targeted for the kernel > +prior to its final release. > + > +The rc-series focus should really be to address regressions. > + > +2.0.2.0: RC-SERIES RULES PRIOR TO THE RC1 RELEASE > + > +These are the types of patches that will get accepted prior to a kernel rc1 release, > +during the merge window: > + > + - it must fix a regression > + - it must fix a security hole > + - it must fix a oops/kernel hang > + > +Non-intrusive bug fixes or small fixes will not be accepted. If the > patch in What? Prior to rc1, new features are accepted. Pavel -- (english) http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek (cesky, pictures) http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/picture/horses/blog.html -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html