Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 21 Mar 2011 23:51:48 -0400 | From | Steven Rostedt <> | Subject | Re: [RFC]A question about kernel's development |
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On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 11:33:14AM +0800, Harry Wei wrote: > Hi us, > I wanna know our kernel's development > procedure for details. I just realize > when we get a stable release, we must > merge trementous patches into kernel. > I often watch -rc kernels, -git kernels, > , -mm kernels and know their promulgators. > But i don't know their relationships and > sequences for shaping stable ones.
Well, a quick answer is that when we fix a bug, we tag it with Cc: stable@kernel.org
Then when it is applied to Linus's tree, Greg then can choose to pull it into the stable branch.
I also believe that Greg spends lots of lonely nights looking into git commits, drinking his favorite Latte and cursing at all the git patches that fix a bug that didn't have a Cc: stable tag attached. He use to have a huge mane of hair on his head before taking over as stable maintainer ;)
-- Steve
> Okay, now we want to develop 2.6.38 > to 2.6.39. How many specific steps should we > do? In fact, i recognize some. But i want to > understand all the concrete procedures. Could > anyone help me, thanks in advance.
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