From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from wtarreau.pck.nerim.net ([62.212.114.60]:63047 "EHLO 1wt.eu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753339AbcHXUqo (ORCPT ); Wed, 24 Aug 2016 16:46:44 -0400 Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2016 22:46:32 +0200 From: Willy Tarreau To: "gregkh@linuxfoundation.org" Cc: "Levin, Alexander" , "stable@vger.kernel.org" , "jslaby@suse.cz" , "ben@decadent.org.uk" , "kamal@canonical.com" , "dchinner@redhat.com" Subject: Re: stable commit notes Message-ID: <20160824204632.GA24356@1wt.eu> References: <20160823175440.GA4182@sasha-lappy> <20160824063407.GA22178@1wt.eu> <20160824131526.GA7184@sasha-lappy> <20160824133839.GC22277@1wt.eu> <20160824201638.GA2133@kroah.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20160824201638.GA2133@kroah.com> Sender: stable-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 04:16:38PM -0400, gregkh@linuxfoundation.org wrote: > On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 03:38:39PM +0200, Willy Tarreau wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 09:15:26AM -0400, Levin, Alexander wrote: > > > On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 02:34:07AM -0400, Willy Tarreau wrote: > > > > Hi Sasha, > > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 01:54:40PM -0400, Levin, Alexander wrote: > > > > > I've decided to automate the bits I had for tracking stable mailing list > > > > > discussion and wrap it into the git notes interface to make it easy for > > > > > stable maintainers to track discussions related to stable commits. > > > > > > > > I actually think it's a good idea. I already use notes locally when I > > > > know I have to take care of certain commits, or when I want to mark that > > > > I already tested them. I don't know how practical this will be over the > > > > long term but it can definitely help. > > > > > > What's the concern about long term? My view is that if this will encourage > > > reviews in the long term. > > > > I'm not saying I have a concern, all I'm saying is that ideas which sound > > good initially have to prove good over time, that's all. You can ask Greg, > > the stable maintenance process has evolved quite a bit over the last 8 years > > (and that's for good). > > Hah, if only it were "8", it's been 11 from my count. The "first" > stable kernel I released was 2.6.11.1 back on March 4, 2005. You're right, I only started to count with the first LTS, I must be a bit tainted :-) > time flies... Oh yes, I just noticed that my first "official" 2.4.33.1 was exactly 10 years ago! Willy