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@@ -249,9 +249,11 @@ process is as follows:
249 release a new -rc kernel every week. 249 release a new -rc kernel every week.
250 - Process continues until the kernel is considered "ready", the 250 - Process continues until the kernel is considered "ready", the
251 process should last around 6 weeks. 251 process should last around 6 weeks.
252 - A list of known regressions present in each -rc release is 252 - Known regressions in each release are periodically posted to the
253 tracked at the following URI: 253 linux-kernel mailing list. The goal is to reduce the length of
254 http://kernelnewbies.org/known_regressions 254 that list to zero before declaring the kernel to be "ready," but, in
255 the real world, a small number of regressions often remain at
256 release time.
255 257
256It is worth mentioning what Andrew Morton wrote on the linux-kernel 258It is worth mentioning what Andrew Morton wrote on the linux-kernel
257mailing list about kernel releases: 259mailing list about kernel releases:
@@ -261,7 +263,7 @@ mailing list about kernel releases:
261 263
2622.6.x.y -stable kernel tree 2642.6.x.y -stable kernel tree
263--------------------------- 265---------------------------
264Kernels with 4 digit versions are -stable kernels. They contain 266Kernels with 4-part versions are -stable kernels. They contain
265relatively small and critical fixes for security problems or significant 267relatively small and critical fixes for security problems or significant
266regressions discovered in a given 2.6.x kernel. 268regressions discovered in a given 2.6.x kernel.
267 269
@@ -273,7 +275,10 @@ If no 2.6.x.y kernel is available, then the highest numbered 2.6.x
273kernel is the current stable kernel. 275kernel is the current stable kernel.
274 276
2752.6.x.y are maintained by the "stable" team <stable@kernel.org>, and are 2772.6.x.y are maintained by the "stable" team <stable@kernel.org>, and are
276released almost every other week. 278released as needs dictate. The normal release period is approximately
279two weeks, but it can be longer if there are no pressing problems. A
280security-related problem, instead, can cause a release to happen almost
281instantly.
277 282
278The file Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt in the kernel tree 283The file Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt in the kernel tree
279documents what kinds of changes are acceptable for the -stable tree, and 284documents what kinds of changes are acceptable for the -stable tree, and
@@ -298,7 +303,9 @@ a while Andrew or the subsystem maintainer pushes it on to Linus for
298inclusion in mainline. 303inclusion in mainline.
299 304
300It is heavily encouraged that all new patches get tested in the -mm tree 305It is heavily encouraged that all new patches get tested in the -mm tree
301before they are sent to Linus for inclusion in the main kernel tree. 306before they are sent to Linus for inclusion in the main kernel tree. Code
307which does not make an appearance in -mm before the opening of the merge
308window will prove hard to merge into the mainline.
302 309
303These kernels are not appropriate for use on systems that are supposed 310These kernels are not appropriate for use on systems that are supposed
304to be stable and they are more risky to run than any of the other 311to be stable and they are more risky to run than any of the other
@@ -354,11 +361,12 @@ Here is a list of some of the different kernel trees available:
354 - SCSI, James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@SteelEye.com> 361 - SCSI, James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@SteelEye.com>
355 git.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6.git 362 git.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6.git
356 363
364 - x86, Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
365 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/x86/linux-2.6-x86.git
366
357 quilt trees: 367 quilt trees:
358 - USB, PCI, Driver Core, and I2C, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de> 368 - USB, Driver Core, and I2C, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
359 kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/gregkh/gregkh-2.6/ 369 kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/gregkh/gregkh-2.6/
360 - x86-64, partly i386, Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
361 ftp.firstfloor.org:/pub/ak/x86_64/quilt/
362 370
363 Other kernel trees can be found listed at http://git.kernel.org/ and in 371 Other kernel trees can be found listed at http://git.kernel.org/ and in
364 the MAINTAINERS file. 372 the MAINTAINERS file.
@@ -392,8 +400,8 @@ If you want to be advised of the future bug reports, you can subscribe to the
392bugme-new mailing list (only new bug reports are mailed here) or to the 400bugme-new mailing list (only new bug reports are mailed here) or to the
393bugme-janitor mailing list (every change in the bugzilla is mailed here) 401bugme-janitor mailing list (every change in the bugzilla is mailed here)
394 402
395 http://lists.osdl.org/mailman/listinfo/bugme-new 403 http://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bugme-new
396 http://lists.osdl.org/mailman/listinfo/bugme-janitors 404 http://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bugme-janitors
397 405
398 406
399 407