Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932263AbVKGEoj (ORCPT ); Sun, 6 Nov 2005 23:44:39 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751284AbVKGEoj (ORCPT ); Sun, 6 Nov 2005 23:44:39 -0500 Received: from dslb138.fsr.net ([12.7.7.138]:23473 "EHLO sandall.us") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751186AbVKGEoj (ORCPT ); Sun, 6 Nov 2005 23:44:39 -0500 Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 20:54:30 -0800 (PST) From: Eric Sandall X-X-Sender: sandalle@cerberus To: Willy Tarreau cc: Linus Torvalds , Russell King , Tony Luck , Paolo Ciarrocchi , linux kernel mailing list Subject: Re: New (now current development process) In-Reply-To: <20051031064109.GO22601@alpha.home.local> Message-ID: References: <4d8e3fd30510291026x611aa715pc1a153e706e70bc2@mail.gmail.com> <12c511ca0510291157u5557b6b1x85a47311f0e16436@mail.gmail.com> <20051029195115.GD14039@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> <20051031064109.GO22601@alpha.home.local> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2014 Lines: 47 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, 31 Oct 2005, Willy Tarreau wrote: > On Sat, Oct 29, 2005 at 01:28:23PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote: > >> So I'm planning on continuing with it unchanged for now. Two-week merge >> window until -rc1, and then another -rc kernel roughly every week until >> release. With the goal being 6 weeks, and 8 weeks being ok. >> >> I don't think anybody has been really unhappy with this approach? Hmm? > > I believe it was a good experience. However, I still find it sad that > there are changes between the latest -rc and the final version. This > time, it seems it did not cause trouble, but in the past, it happened > several times, because any valid fix can have side effects. > > I think that if you could announce what you intend to release with a > message like "I will make this -final tomorrow", there would be some > time to test builds in various configs, and check that no obvious bug > has been introduced. A -final should never be changed from the last -rc. That defeats the purpose of having -rc releases (rc == 'release candidate' ;)). If you do make changes to the last -rc, then you need to release another -rc with those changes. If all's good, then you can release that /last/ - -rc with /no/ changes as the One and True Release. - -sandalle - -- Eric Sandall | Source Mage GNU/Linux Developer eric@sandall.us | http://www.sourcemage.org/ http://eric.sandall.us/ | SysAdmin @ Inst. Shock Physics @ WSU http://counter.li.org/ #196285 | http://www.shock.wsu.edu/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFDbt4KHXt9dKjv3WERAiIXAKClGeeapTkGJ7gFWymHISb99JGw7QCgrPag lArvgGMUprksA28CX+9I2Bc= =8xAI -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - 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/