Re: [RFQ] Rules for accepting patches into the linux-releases tree

[Randy.Dunlap]

Shawn Starr wrote:
> How does this fit into Rusty's trivial patch bot?  This process will fold that 
> into a formal method now?
>
> Shawn.

Nope, no comparison or interaction really.  x.y (linux-release)
isn't meant for trivial patches at all, whereas trivial isn't
meant for critical patches either.

> > List:       linux-kernel
> > Subject:    [RFQ] Rules for accepting patches into the linux-releases tree
> > From:       Greg KH <greg () kroah ! com>
> > Date:       2005-03-04 22:21:46
> > Message-ID: <20050304222146.GA1686 () kroah ! com>
> > [Download message RAW]
> >
> > Anything else anyone can think of?  Any objections to any of these?
> > I based them off of Linus's original list.
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > greg k-h
> >
> > ------
> >
> > Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and what ones are not, into
> > the "linux-release" tree.
> >
> > - It can not bigger than 100 lines, with context.
> > - It must fix only one thing.
> > - It must fix a real bug that bothers people (not a, "This could be a
> >   problem..." type thing.)
> > - It must fix a problem that causes a build error (but not for things
> >   marked CONFIG_BROKEN), an oops, a hang, or a real security issue.
> > - No "theoretical race condition" issues, unless an explanation of how
> >   the race can be exploited.
> > - It can not contain any "trivial" fixes in it (spelling changes,
> >   whitespace cleanups, etc.)


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~Randy
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