Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 23 Nov 2002 20:57:20 +0100 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: Linux 2.4.20 ACPI |
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Hi!
> >... > > I disagree with you. It introduces more enhancements, > > and more bugfix than the current code. I admit that tt > > could introduce some news bugs, but in the balance it > > should be more stable than before. > >... > > It's not "in the balance". 2.4 is a stable kernel series. The problem is > that if you switch from one stable kernel series to another > (e.g. 2.2 -> 2.4) on a production machine you know that you have to > check whether everything works as before you upgrade your production > machines. This can take quite some time. Within a stable kernel series > everything that worked in earlier kernels within this series should work > in future kernels in this kernel series. Don't forget that e.g. a > fixed security problem might force people to do a quick upgrade of > production machines to the latest kernel in this series.
ACPI is marked experimental (and it *is* experimental), if you run it on production machine you loose.
Pavel
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