Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: Processes hanging on 2.0.20; not just on Alphas anymore :( | Date | Sun, 22 Sep 1996 23:33:32 +0200 (MET DST) | From | "Peter T. Breuer" <> |
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Once upon a time, Linus Torvalds wrote: > > On 22 Sep 1996, Thomas Koenig wrote: > > > > In linux.dev.kernel, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@cs.helsinki.fi> wrote: > > > > > Linus "on to 2.1, I think" Torvalds > > > > What are your plans on continuing bugfixes for 2.0? There are still > > two minor bugs that I experienced and reported, for example > > (crash on shutdown and the wrong tty->count). > > Will be continued. I think I started 1.3 when 1.2.8 was the current > "stable" kernel, so there is precedent. In fact I suspect I should have
It is my impression (backed up by a hasty count) that the rate of bug detection is not diminishing. There was a brief lull but there has been a lot of activity from about 2.0.10 on. Assuming a fixed proportion of the existing bugs get discovered in any fixed interval, that would indicate that the number of undiscovered bugs is much larger than the number discovered so far. I.e. we haven't made a dent.
I would think it a bit dangerous to leave a "stable" kernel in that state ... but your guess is better than mine about the true state of affairs. Is Alan keeping count of the dates of bug reports as well as the actual fixes? If so he could graph the reports against time and tell us what the curve looks like. Logarithmic paper time.
Hmm .. another point is that as soon as you cease work on 2.0.x it will be taken as being the last word in stable kernels by everyone and their billygoat, which means that both will immediately install it. That will multiply the number of volunteer testers by about 100, which will accordingly multiply the rate of bug discoveries by 100.
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