Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [CORE TOPIC] Issues with stable process

[Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@oracle.com>]

On 07/15/2015 12:40 PM, Greg KH wrote:
>> On 07/15/2015 12:03 PM, Greg KH wrote:
>>>>> > >> > That would be the ideal setup for me though -- tagged or branched -rc
>>>>> > >> > candidates of stable releases that I'd be happy to put through the
>>>>> > >> > build/boot test at my end.
>>> > > kernelci now handles -rc stable releases, so would this just be a
>>> > > duplication of that work?
>> > 
>> > I've actually suggested -rc stable cycles for the purpose of getting -rc
>> > stable kernels into users hands by making it possible for distros to
>> > ship these as proposed/test kernels by giving them enough time (right now
>> > the review cycle is only a few days, making it impossible for distros
>> > to ship them).
> Given that I do a new -stable release on the average of one a week,
> getting these into a distro as a testing kernel and getting feedback is
> going to be pretty much impossible.

Agreed, it's probably better for the LTS kernels where it's better to trade
off release frequency for stability.

What's the reasoning for doing it 1 per week? To get fixes out earlier?


Thanks,
Sasha