Am 14.03.2014 14:54, schrieb Linus Walleij:
On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 1:38 PM, Alexander Holler <holler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In that case it is hardly a fix that we need to rush out to the entire
world.
And I thought the reason for -rc is actually to fix bugs. But I never
understood the magical ways and timings patches make their way into
mainline. ;)
OK so it works like this: early in the -rc cycle we fix any bugs, documentation
or whatever. At this point it's *regressions* so the fix need to fix something
that broke in the merge window (or an earlier merge window).
Sorry, but I don't believe that. It's always time to fix regressions and
bugs.
If it is a new feature that never worked in the first place I would
not call that
a regression. There are no existing users out there that can experience
regressions from a previously working system.
I believe that no (stable) kernel should introduce new known bugs (if
fixes are available) and I wouldn't make a difference if it's a new
feature or not. Usually people don't care if something is new or not if
it has bugs
Anyway, I'm just curious and try to understand, I have a fix. ;)
Regards,
Alexander Holler
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