Re: [PATCH 1/2] lttng-modules: Update revision to grab last bugfix releases

[Paul Eggleton <paul.eggleton@linux.intel.com>]

On Monday 18 November 2013 07:31:16 Saul Wold wrote:
> On 11/18/2013 06:50 AM, Robert Yang wrote:
> > On 11/18/2013 10:18 PM, Otavio Salvador wrote:
> >> On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Robert Yang
> >> 
> >> <liezhi.yang@windriver.com> wrote:
> >>>> This should be considered for Dora as well as it fixes the deadlock
> >>>> and building with 3.12 kernels.
> >>> 
> >>> Hi Otavio, thanks for suggesting this for dora, but dora's kernel is
> >>> 3.10.11,
> >>> and this is an update for lttng-modules, I'm not sure whether dora needs
> >>> this.
> >>> 
> >>> Add Saul in the CC list.
> >> 
> >> I think Dora ought to get the new 3.10 kernel updates; this can go
> >> along side with it.
> > 
> > Hi Otavio,
> > 
> > I'm sorry, but I'm not sure whether we need update dora's kernel from
> > 3.10.11
> > to 3.10.17, since we seldom do the package update for a stable branch,
> > let's wait for others' comments:-).
> 
> This is correct, I do not think we will be updating the kernel for a
> stable branch.

FWIW, there is a precedent for this in dylan - I relied upon Bruce sending 
patches that he felt were appropriate for the branch, and he did that on at 
least one occasion.

Cheers,
Paul

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Paul Eggleton
Intel Open Source Technology Centre