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Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] b43legacy: Fix failure in rate-adjustment mechanism
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From: Otto Solares <solca@guug.org>
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On Mon, Sep 08, 2008 at 04:54:59PM -0400, John W. Linville wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 08, 2008 at 11:22:43AM -0500, Larry Finger wrote:
> > Greg KH wrote:
> >>
> >> Bug fixes, not new features, it's pretty simple :)
> >
> > Just bug fixes, or does it have to be a regression?
> 
> As I understand it, the rule is more like "bug fixes that are committed
> in the linux-2.6 tree".  Since Linus has become more strict about
> requiring "regressions only" after the merge window, that effectively
> enforces the "regressions only" rule on the -stable trees as well.

In this case that rule is harming, is not idiotic to not accept bug
fixes early or later?

-otto