Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261599AbVCCTs2 (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 Mar 2005 14:48:28 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262066AbVCCTpv (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 Mar 2005 14:45:51 -0500 Received: from khc.piap.pl ([195.187.100.11]:53764 "EHLO khc.piap.pl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261647AbVCCTmz (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 Mar 2005 14:42:55 -0500 To: Jeff Garzik Cc: Andrew Morton , greg@kroah.com, torvalds@osdl.org, rmk+lkml@arm.linux.org.uk, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: RFD: Kernel release numbering References: <20050302230634.A29815@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> <42265023.20804@pobox.com> <20050303002047.GA10434@kroah.com> <20050303081958.GA29524@kroah.com> <4226CCFE.2090506@pobox.com> <20050303090106.GC29955@kroah.com> <4226D655.2040902@pobox.com> <20050303021506.137ce222.akpm@osdl.org> <4226EE0F.1050405@pobox.com> From: Krzysztof Halasa Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2005 20:41:02 +0100 In-Reply-To: <4226EE0F.1050405@pobox.com> (Jeff Garzik's message of "Thu, 03 Mar 2005 05:59:27 -0500") Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1221 Lines: 32 Jeff Garzik writes: > 1) There is no clear, CONSISTENT point where "bugfixes only" > begins. Right now, it could be -rc2, -rc3, -rc4... who knows. > > We need to send a clear signal to users "this is when you can really > start hammering it." A signal that does not change from release to > release. A signal that does not require intimate knowledge of the > kernel devel process. I think so. > 2) After 2.6.11 release is out, there is no established process for > "oh shit, 2.6.11 users will really want that fixed." We can do 2.6.11.x scheme. For the last stable kernel, of course (i.e., one additional small patchset). No more 2.6.11.x when 2.6.12 is out. > The 2.4.x series -pre/-rc is an example of a solution for problem #1. Yes. But, to shorten the time between stable kernels, I would limit number of "pre"s. Maybe 1 or even no "pre" kernel is enough? Massive updates would take place before rc1 is released, of course. -- Krzysztof Halasa - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/