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The stable update process (2)
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+ Stable branch maintainer sends pending changes to the mailing
+ list, the original authors, etc., for a time-limited period of
+ review and testing
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+ -
+ Although the changes have been accepted by Linus, some might
+ not be needed in a stable branch or might not work due to
+ missing dependencies
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+ -
+ A fix might have been found to introduce a regression in
+ mainline, so should only be applied to the stable branch
+ along with a second fix for the regression
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+
+ -
+ All changes that passed review (and maybe some that were
+ added) are applied to the stable branch and the release is
+ tagged
+
+ -
+ Greg pushes the tag to kernel.org (possibly after pulling
+ from the other maintainer) which generates tarballs,
+ updates the front page, etc.
+
+ -
+ Maintainer announces the release, shortly followed by LWN
+ and other news media
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