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On Wed, Mar 15, 2006 at 11:31:01PM +0000, John Mylchreest wrote: |
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> 3. Genpatches-Base Support |
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> For as long as there is a kernel package in the tree using genpatches, |
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> the corresponding genpatches-base will be maintained from a security |
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> point of view. Announcements for each update follow the normal |
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> procedure, however there is a caveat. Kernel sources which use |
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> genpatches should not lapse more than 2 minor releases from upstream. |
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> IE: kernel sources should not fall behind 2.6.14 if the most recent |
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> upstream release is 2.6.16. In the extreme case where this is not |
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> technically possible, this will require it being addressed on a |
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> case-by-case basis, and a sectag penalty of 10 applied if appropriate. |
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Wow, we are commiting to support 2 kernel versions back? Since when? |
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That's going to be a major effort that no one has signed up to do (even |
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kernel.org doesn't offer that...) Do we _really_ want to say we are |
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going to do this? |
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If so, we're already behind with all of the recent 2.6.15 security fixes |
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not being backported to 2.6.14 :) |
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thanks, |
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greg k-h |
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