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+<h1>FOSDEM 2013</h1>
+<h2>Stable kernel maintenance for distributions</h2>
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+<h1>Stable kernel maintenance for distributions</h1>
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+ <h1>Linux stable releases</h1>
+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ Linus releases a 'stable' 3.<var>x</var> every 2-3 months after
+ a series of release candidates
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Greg K-H maintains a 'stable branch' for each Linus release, with
+ releases numbered 3.<var>x</var>.<var>y</var>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Stable branch includes cherry-picked or backported changes to
+ fix serious bugs and add support for new devices
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Stable update releases roughly every 1-2 weeks, at least until
+ 3.<var>x</var>+1 is available
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ A 'long-term' stable branch may be maintained by Greg or another
+ developer beyond this period
+ </li>
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+ <h1>The stable update process (1)</h1>
+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ All changes go to mailing
+ list <a href="mailto:stable@vger.kernel.org">stable@vger.kernel.org</a>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ A commit with a <tt>Cc:</tt> pseudo-header for this address will
+ be picked up by stable maintainers once Linus pulls the commit
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ If it doesn't apply to a stable branch, the author is usually
+ notified and may provide a backported version
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ Any commit in Linus's tree, or a fix for a stable-only
+ regression, can be nominated by mail to this list, if it
+ meets the criteria
+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ See
+ <a href="http://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt"><tt>Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt</tt></a>
+ </li>
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+ Linux 'Tux' logo © Larry Ewing, Simon Budig.
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