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SubjectRe: [stable] [PATCH] Fix NULL pointer for Xen guests
On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 11:50:39AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> I worry that if the -stable maintainer see me drop a patch, but the
> patch in Linus's tree doesn't have the stable tag, they might not merge
> the fix into -stable. I bugged them about this scenario recently and
> the reply was a bit waffly ;)

It was?

I try my best, that if I see you drop a patch, to go dig through Linus's
tree to find if it landed there. If not, I leave it in my queue, and do
that for a few releases. If after a long time (like 6 months) I either
ping someone, or just drop it from my queue as I guessed that someone
dropped it for some reason.

If I miss one of these, please let me know.

> By far the safest thing to do is to include the stable tag in your
> changelog right at the outset.

Yes, that's the _easiest_ and will not get lost.

thanks,

greg k-h


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