On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 07:26:27AM -0500, Jeff Layton wrote: > On Mon, 2022-12-12 at 12:59 +0100, Greg KH wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 12, 2022 at 07:22:38PM +0800, Xingyuan Mo wrote: > > > Can I share the patch with the linux-distros list, so that > > > distros can do their own testing and preparations? > > > > Be _VERY_ aware of the rules regarding that list before you send > > anything as you are going to have some very strict rules put on you with > > regards to what you must do once you post to them. > > > > Personally, I would prefer if this gets into Linus's tree first so that > > we can get it into a stable release before letting distros know about > > it, otherwise you are forcing me into a very tight schedule that might > > require you to tell the world about the problem _BEFORE_ the fix is in > > Linus's or any stable kernel trees. > > > > I think that ship has sailed, as the linux-nfs list was cc'ed on this > patch. Ah, missed that, nice! So no need to let linux-distros know about it either :) thanks, greg k-h