Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:05:50 +0200 | From | "Jesper Juhl" <> | Subject | Re: [patch 00/33] 2.6.20-stable review |
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On 27/04/07, Wu, Bryan <bryan.wu@analog.com> wrote: > On Thu, 2007-04-26 at 09:54 -0700, Greg KH wrote: > > This is the start of the stable review cycle for the 2.6.20.10 release. > > There are 33 patches in this series, all will be posted as a response to > > this one. If anyone has any issues with these being applied, please let > > us know. If anyone is a maintainer of the proper subsystem, and wants > > to add a Signed-off-by: line to the patch, please respond with it. > > > > These patches are sent out with a number of different people on the Cc: > > line. If you wish to be a reviewer, please email stable@kernel.org to > > add your name to the list. If you want to be off the reviewer list, > > also email us. > > Hi Greg: > > I am just wondering that is there any rule for stable kernel version > release? > > AFAIK, 2.6.x kernels are all stable release and 2.6.x.y is for stable > tree bug fixing and long term supporting. But I found 2.6.16.y got 49 > version updating, it is more active than other stable release such as > 2.6.17 and 2.6.19. It looks like 2.6.16 is a long-long term supporting > version and even number 2.6.x kernel is more active than odd number > 2.6.x kernel. > > You know for some customer's product, they want to use the stable and > long term support kernel instead to use the latest one. > > Could you please give us some idea about this regular? >
2.6.16.y is special in that Adrian Bunk took it upon himself to maintain that branch more or less indefinately. But that's not how -stable normally works, it's Adrians own project.
The normal way -stable works is that it tracks the latest 2.6.x kernel that has been released. Now that 2.6.21 has been released, a final flush of the patch queue against 2.6.20 is done, that will be 2.6.20.10, and then -stable will switch to 2.6.21.y, when 2.6.22 comes out a final 2.6.21.y is made and then it's off to track 2.6.22
The rules for what is suitable for a -stable release etc is written in Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
I believe the above reflects reality - if I've said something wrong I assume Greg will correct me :)
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