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From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date:   Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:51:40 -0700
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 5.15 00/78] 5.15.55-rc1 review
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
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On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 2:02 AM Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> wrote:
>
> I'm guessing you're thinking of cutting an -rc7 so that people can test
> the whole retbleed mitigation disaster an additional week?

Oh, absolutely. Doing an -rc7 is normal.

Right now the question isn't whether an rc7 happens, but whether we'll
need an rc8. We'll see.

Oh, I do hate the hw-embargoed stuff that doesn't get all the usual
testing in all our automation.

             Linus