Re: [OE-core] [PATCH 0/2] image specific configuration with oeqa runtime tests

[Mikko Rapeli <mikko.rapeli@linaro.org>]

Hi,

On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 04:04:01PM +0000, Richard Purdie wrote:
> On Fri, 2022-11-18 at 17:57 +0200, Mikko Rapeli wrote:
> > Additionally I'm currently interested in kirkstone LTS branch so would like
> > any changes to be there too...
> 
> The idea is that we develop things in master, then they become
> available in the next LTS release, not the previous one.
> 
> People somehow seem to think that we add development patches to master
> and immediately backport them to the last LTS. This is not how
> development or the LTS is meant to work :(.
> 
> We've not going to be forced into poor interface/API choices just
> because people want things backported to the current LTS.
> 
> This is why I'm so worried about the lack of planning and development
> happening on master, people need to be thinking and planning ahead. To
> be clear, this isn't just about this issue but a pattern we're seeing
> far more widely.

Agreed, I'm trying to get into working closer to master but not there
yet...

Cheers,

-Mikko