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On Mon, 16 Apr 2018 16:02:03 +0000
Sasha Levin <Alexander.Levin@microsoft.com> wrote:

> One of the things Greg is pushing strongly for is "bug compatibility":
> we want the kernel to behave the same way between mainline and stable.
> If the code is broken, it should be broken in the same way.

Wait! What does that mean? What's the purpose of stable if it is as
broken as mainline?

-- Steve