Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] x86/boot: fix relying on link order

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Wed Dec 07 2022 - 10:52:48 EST


On Wed, Dec 07, 2022 at 04:30:00PM +0100, Alexander Lobakin wrote:
> But not every fix is a fix only when it's easy to find a repro,
> right...?

The basic rule is: only regression fixes during the -rc phase.

Documentation/process/2.Process.rst

although there it is not spelled out that it is regressions only. But
this is the rule we adhere to in the tip tree in general.

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