On Sat, 2020-11-14 at 17:40 +0200, Hussam Al-Tayeb wrote: > Hello. I would like to suggest lengthening the review period for > stable > releases from 48 hours to 7 days. > The rationale is that 48 hours is not enough for people to test those > stable releases and make sure there are no regressions for particular > workflows. > This is especially important for companies deploying those kernels in > production machines. Often those releases are on weekends as well > further limiting the ability to test. > It is of course possible to skip stable updates that have large > numbers > of patches and only update once a month but I feel a longer testing > period will work best for everyone. > It is, of course, always possible to exempt urgent security releases > from the waiting period. > > Thank you. > Hussam. >
One more note. This is not a random internet rant. I actually do need more than 48 hours to test new stable kernels and I believe others do too. Regards, Hussam.
