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authorAndrew Dodd <atd7@cornell.edu>2013-02-16 18:41:04 -0500
committerAndrew Dodd <atd7@cornell.edu>2013-02-27 09:19:08 -0500
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'kernelorg/linux-3.0.y' into 3_0_64
Conflicts: arch/arm/Kconfig arch/arm/include/asm/hwcap.h arch/arm/kernel/smp.c arch/arm/plat-samsung/adc.c drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h drivers/mmc/core/sd.c drivers/net/tun.c drivers/net/usb/usbnet.c drivers/regulator/max8997.c drivers/usb/core/hub.c drivers/usb/host/xhci.h drivers/usb/serial/qcserial.c fs/jbd2/transaction.c include/linux/migrate.h kernel/sys.c kernel/time/timekeeping.c lib/genalloc.c mm/memory-failure.c mm/memory_hotplug.c mm/mempolicy.c mm/page_alloc.c mm/vmalloc.c mm/vmscan.c mm/vmstat.c scripts/Kbuild.include Change-Id: I91e2d85c07320c7ccfc04cf98a448e89bed6ade6
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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Everything you ever wanted to know about Linux 2.6 -stable releases.
+Everything you ever wanted to know about Linux -stable releases.
Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the
"-stable" tree:
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the
marked CONFIG_BROKEN), an oops, a hang, data corruption, a real
security issue, or some "oh, that's not good" issue. In short, something
critical.
+ - Serious issues as reported by a user of a distribution kernel may also
+ be considered if they fix a notable performance or interactivity issue.
+ As these fixes are not as obvious and have a higher risk of a subtle
+ regression they should only be submitted by a distribution kernel
+ maintainer and include an addendum linking to a bugzilla entry if it
+ exists and additional information on the user-visible impact.
- New device IDs and quirks are also accepted.
- No "theoretical race condition" issues, unless an explanation of how the
race can be exploited is also provided.
@@ -35,10 +41,10 @@ Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree:
cherry-picked than this can be specified in the following format in
the sign-off area:
- Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # .32.x: a1f84a3: sched: Check for idle
- Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # .32.x: 1b9508f: sched: Rate-limit newidle
- Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # .32.x: fd21073: sched: Fix affinity logic
- Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # .32.x
+ Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x: a1f84a3: sched: Check for idle
+ Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x: 1b9508f: sched: Rate-limit newidle
+ Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x: fd21073: sched: Fix affinity logic
+ Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
The tag sequence has the meaning of:
@@ -72,6 +78,15 @@ Review cycle:
security kernel team, and not go through the normal review cycle.
Contact the kernel security team for more details on this procedure.
+Trees:
+
+ - The queues of patches, for both completed versions and in progress
+ versions can be found at:
+ http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git
+ - The finalized and tagged releases of all stable kernels can be found
+ in separate branches per version at:
+ http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git
+
Review committee: