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    SubjectRe: [RFQ] Rules for accepting patches into the linux-releases tree
    Shawn Starr wrote:
    > How does this fit into Rusty's trivial patch bot? This process will fold that
    > into a formal method now?
    >
    > Shawn.

    Nope, no comparison or interaction really. x.y (linux-release)
    isn't meant for trivial patches at all, whereas trivial isn't
    meant for critical patches either.

    >
    >>List: linux-kernel
    >>Subject: [RFQ] Rules for accepting patches into the linux-releases tree
    >>From: Greg KH <greg () kroah ! com>
    >>Date: 2005-03-04 22:21:46
    >>Message-ID: <20050304222146.GA1686 () kroah ! com>
    >>[Download message RAW]
    >>
    >>Anything else anyone can think of? Any objections to any of these?
    >>I based them off of Linus's original list.
    >>
    >>thanks,
    >>
    >>greg k-h
    >>
    >>------
    >>
    >>Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and what ones are not, into
    >>the "linux-release" tree.
    >>
    >> - It can not bigger than 100 lines, with context.
    >> - It must fix only one thing.
    >> - It must fix a real bug that bothers people (not a, "This could be a
    >> problem..." type thing.)
    >> - It must fix a problem that causes a build error (but not for things
    >> marked CONFIG_BROKEN), an oops, a hang, or a real security issue.
    >> - No "theoretical race condition" issues, unless an explanation of how
    >> the race can be exploited.
    >> - It can not contain any "trivial" fixes in it (spelling changes,
    >> whitespace cleanups, etc.)


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