From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: add documentation summary for rc-series and merge window Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:18:39 -0700 Message-ID: <43e72e890906221418i328df5c7v2f795235b41d0d97@mail.gmail.com> References: <20090622180438.GG23972@bombadil.infradead.org> <20090622204500.GB24236@elf.ucw.cz> <43e72e890906221411od16be51k2fc811dbf223ed9f@mail.gmail.com> <20090622211540.GD24236@elf.ucw.cz> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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: Pavel Machek Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20090622211540.GD24236-I/5MKhXcvmPrBKCeMvbIDA@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-wireless-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Pavel Machek wrote: > On Mon 2009-06-22 14:11:45, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: >> On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Pavel Machek wrote: >> > 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. >> >> For maintainers yes, for developers sending to the subsystem >> maintainer no, at least not for that kernel release being worked on. I >> can try to make this a little clearer. > > Yes, it would be good if it was clearer. > > If maintainer accepts non-intrusive bugfixes during merge window is > pretty much his decision, I'd say. I'd expect him to take them if he > has bandwidth available. OK thanks I'll add that as well. Luis -- 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