Re: [PATCH v4 0/3] printk/console: Fix preferred console handling

From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt
Date: Sun Mar 01 2020 - 23:49:49 EST


On Fri, 2020-02-28 at 15:58 +0100, Petr Mladek wrote:
> > > The patchset is commited in printk.git, branch
> > > for-5.7-preferred-console.
> > >
> >
> > Do you plan to send any of this to -stable ?
>
> Good question. I would prefer to wait until 5.7 gets release or even
> longer. Changes in console registration order are prone to
> regressions. People then complain that they do not longer see console
> after reboot.
>
> linux-next and rc phase has only pretty limited number of users.
> Released kernels hit much bigger user base, for example, via
> OpenSUSE Tumbleweed.

Ok. Thanks.

Cheers,
Ben.