Re: Please create the email alias do-not-apply-to-stable@xxxxxxxxxx -> /dev/null

[Florian Fainelli]

On 4/17/24 01:48, Willy Tarreau wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 17, 2024 at 10:16:26AM +0200, Greg KH wrote:
> > > at the scripts used by stable developers - and maybe at the ML server - to
> > > catch different variations won't hurt, as it sounds likely that people will
> > > end messing up with a big name like "do-not-apply-to-stable", typing
> > > instead things like:
> > >
> > > 	do_not_apply_to_stable
> > > 	dont-apply-to-stable
> > >
> > > and other variants.
> >
> > I want this very explicit that someone does not want this applied, and
> > that it has a reason to do so.  And if getting the email right to do so
> > is the issue with that, that's fine.  This is a very rare case that
> > almost no one should normally hit.
>
> For using a comparable approach in haproxy on a daily basis, I do see
> the value in this. We just mark a lot of fixes "no backport needed" or
> "no backport needed unless blablabla" for everything that is only
> relevant to the dev tree, and that's a huge time saver for those working
> on the backports later.
>
> Maybe "not-for-stable" would be both shorter and easier to remember BTW ?

Yes, "not-for-stable" looks like a good name to me.
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Florian