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Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 16:18:46 -0300 (BRT)
From: Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo@conectiva.com.br>
To: "Holzrichter, Bruce" <bruce.holzrichter@monster.com>
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Subject: RE: Linux 2.4.18
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On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, Holzrichter, Bruce wrote:

> 
> 
> > Ok, DAMN. I missed the -rc4 patch in 2.4.18. Real sorry about that.
> > 
> > 2.4.19-pre1 will contain it. 
> 
> Should 2.4.18 final get a -dontuse tag or something?  

No. A "-dontuse" tag should be only used when the kernel can cause damage
in some way.

The patch which I missed only breaks static apps on _some_ architectures
(not including x86).

> Some people may get confused grabbing 2.4.18 and not getting the fixes
> that went into rc-4? Just a thought...

I already changed ftp.kernel.org's changelog adding:

"Update: The SET_PERSONALITY fix in rc4 has _not_ 
been included in the final 2.4.18 by mistake."

I guess thats enough.

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