Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Some thoughts about stable kernel development | From | Krzysztof Halasa <> | Date | 12 Nov 2003 15:40:49 +0100 |
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Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de> writes:
> A -rc kernel of a stable series needs maximum testing to avoid any > regressions compared to the previous stable kernel. > > If you start a new -pre series at the time of an -rc series many people > will use the new -pre instead of the latest -rc decreasing the number of > people testing this -rc and therefore increasing the risk of problems in > the final kernel.
Not exactly - the X-pre kernel would contain all patches contained in X-1-rc available at the time. While there is a (relatively small) chance that a subset of independent patches breaks things while the complete set does not, all patches contained in -rc would be tested by both rc and pre users.
Of course, many people would stick to -rc patches only, and others would use just final kernels. -- Krzysztof Halasa, B*FH - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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