Re: linux-next: a new pending-fixes branch

[Stephen Rothwell]

Hi Sasha,

On Thu, 17 May 2018 17:42:49 + Sasha Levin  
wrote:
>
> On Sat, May 12, 2018 at 02:35:23PM +1000, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >
> >As an outcome of some discussion, I have added a pending-fixes branch
> >to linux-next.  This branch contains Linus' tree merged with branches
> >containing only fixes pending for the current release.  The branch is a
> >strict subset of linux-next each day (as so rebases like linux-next
> >does).  
> 
> will you be keeping a history of this branch like the linux-next history
> tree?

I hadn't intended to.  Do you think it would be useful/necessary?  The
commits themselves will be in the linux-next history tree, just not a
separate branch name.

-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell


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Re: linux-next: a new pending-fixes branch

[Stephen Rothwell]

Hi Sasha,

On Thu, 17 May 2018 17:42:49 + Sasha Levin  
wrote:
>
> On Sat, May 12, 2018 at 02:35:23PM +1000, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >
> >As an outcome of some discussion, I have added a pending-fixes branch
> >to linux-next.  This branch contains Linus' tree merged with branches
> >containing only fixes pending for the current release.  The branch is a
> >strict subset of linux-next each day (as so rebases like linux-next
> >does).  
> 
> will you be keeping a history of this branch like the linux-next history
> tree?

I hadn't intended to.  Do you think it would be useful/necessary?  The
commits themselves will be in the linux-next history tree, just not a
separate branch name.

-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell


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Re: linux-next: a new pending-fixes branch

[Sasha Levin]

On Sat, May 12, 2018 at 02:35:23PM +1000, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>As an outcome of some discussion, I have added a pending-fixes branch
>to linux-next.  This branch contains Linus' tree merged with branches
>containing only fixes pending for the current release.  The branch is a
>strict subset of linux-next each day (as so rebases like linux-next
>does).

will you be keeping a history of this branch like the linux-next history
tree?

Re: linux-next: a new pending-fixes branch

[Sasha Levin]

On Sat, May 12, 2018 at 02:35:23PM +1000, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>As an outcome of some discussion, I have added a pending-fixes branch
>to linux-next.  This branch contains Linus' tree merged with branches
>containing only fixes pending for the current release.  The branch is a
>strict subset of linux-next each day (as so rebases like linux-next
>does).

will you be keeping a history of this branch like the linux-next history
tree?

Re: linux-next: a new pending-fixes branch

[Stephen Rothwell]

Hi Kalle,

On Sat, 12 May 2018 10:14:19 +0300 Kalle Valo  wrote:
>
> Is there a list of branches you use available somewhere? I would like to
> check that wireless-drivers is included.

The current list of trees is always here:

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/tree/Next/Trees

The pending-fixes included trees are all the ones down to
drm-misc-fixes.

-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell


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Re: linux-next: a new pending-fixes branch

[Stephen Rothwell]

Hi Kalle,

On Sat, 12 May 2018 10:14:19 +0300 Kalle Valo  wrote:
>
> Is there a list of branches you use available somewhere? I would like to
> check that wireless-drivers is included.

The current list of trees is always here:

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/tree/Next/Trees

The pending-fixes included trees are all the ones down to
drm-misc-fixes.

-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell


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Re: linux-next: a new pending-fixes branch

[Kalle Valo]

Stephen Rothwell  writes:

> As an outcome of some discussion, I have added a pending-fixes branch
> to linux-next.  This branch contains Linus' tree merged with branches
> containing only fixes pending for the current release.  The branch is a
> strict subset of linux-next each day (as so rebases like linux-next
> does).
>
> It would be good if this branch could be tested by the 0-Day service
> and any other testing that people do - in the hope of sending fewer
> "fixes causing bugs" patches to Linus.
>
> There is not intention that bug fixes for Linus' tree should
> necessarily be tested in linux-next before being forwarded, but
> (especially for slightly less urgent bugs, at least) it seems like a
> good idea.
>
> I currently have 55 branches of bug fixes included.

Is there a list of branches you use available somewhere? I would like to
check that wireless-drivers is included.

-- 
Kalle Valo

Re: linux-next: a new pending-fixes branch

[Kalle Valo]

Stephen Rothwell  writes:

> As an outcome of some discussion, I have added a pending-fixes branch
> to linux-next.  This branch contains Linus' tree merged with branches
> containing only fixes pending for the current release.  The branch is a
> strict subset of linux-next each day (as so rebases like linux-next
> does).
>
> It would be good if this branch could be tested by the 0-Day service
> and any other testing that people do - in the hope of sending fewer
> "fixes causing bugs" patches to Linus.
>
> There is not intention that bug fixes for Linus' tree should
> necessarily be tested in linux-next before being forwarded, but
> (especially for slightly less urgent bugs, at least) it seems like a
> good idea.
>
> I currently have 55 branches of bug fixes included.

Is there a list of branches you use available somewhere? I would like to
check that wireless-drivers is included.

-- 
Kalle Valo