Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754247AbYHAFC3 (ORCPT ); Fri, 1 Aug 2008 01:02:29 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752154AbYHAFCW (ORCPT ); Fri, 1 Aug 2008 01:02:22 -0400 Received: from 1wt.eu ([62.212.114.60]:2342 "EHLO 1wt.eu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751606AbYHAFCV (ORCPT ); Fri, 1 Aug 2008 01:02:21 -0400 Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 07:02:14 +0200 From: Willy Tarreau To: ml@mareichelt.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: gregkh@suse.de Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.25.13 Message-ID: <20080801050214.GE615@1wt.eu> References: <20080728180740.GA28669@kroah.com> <20080731232235.GD10067@tatooine.rebelbase.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080731232235.GD10067@tatooine.rebelbase.local> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1276 Lines: 34 [ please keep people in CC: ] On Fri, Aug 01, 2008 at 01:22:35AM +0200, markus reichelt wrote: > * Greg KH wrote: > > > I'll also be replying to this message with a copy of the patch > > between 2.6.25.12 and 2.6.25.13 > > Given that the official patches are signed, how about signing such > mails as well? It would serve nothing and add more things to take care of on maintainers side. Eventhough some parts are scripted, releasing a kernel is a tough work with a long checklist. I'd prefer Greg to continue to release often when he has good fixes than knowing he wastes his time ensuring everything is ready to match everyone's specific expectations. > I actually prefer such small diffs in comparison to keeping a copy of > 2.6.X and applying the latest patch to it in order to update via a > signed patch. (it's a policy thing.) I tend to agree with your policy, but then you can simply download the signed incremental diffs there : http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/incr/ Regards, Willy -- 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/