Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 11 Apr 2024 07:50:29 +0200 | Subject | Re: [PATCH v1 3/4] docs: stable-kernel-rules: call mainline by its name and change example | From | Thorsten Leemhuis <> |
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On 11.04.24 07:30, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 07:25:05AM +0200, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote: >> >> - Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # after 4 weeks in mainline >> + Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # after 6 weeks in a stable mainline release > > I do not know what "stable mainline release" means here, sorry. "after > 4 weeks in mainline" means "after in Linus's tree for 4 weeks, but > Linus's tree is not "stable mainline".
I meant a proper mainline release like 6.7 or 6.8 to make it obvious that this does not mean a "pre-release".
I actually had used the term "proper mainline release" earlier in a draft, but a quick search on the net showed that this is not really used out there. "stable mainline release" is not popular either, but seemed to be a better match; I also considered "final mainline release", but that felt odd.
It feels like there must be some better term my mind just stumbles to come up with. Please help. :-D
Ciao, Thorsten
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