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Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4)

Really glad that @gregkh refuses[1] to pick up changes for stable/longterm series (say 5.4.y), if they have not yet been applied to all newer series (e.g. 5.10.y, 5.15.y, …). This is crucial, as people otherwise would run into if they'd sooner or later update from the older to one of the newer series.

[1] every few weeks (or even more often) some developer learns that aspect through a mail like lore.kernel.org/all/2024022603

lore.kernel.orgRe: [PATCH v2 0/7] 5.4 backport of recent mds improvement patches - Greg KH

@kernellogger @gregkh

> As mentioned on IRC, (...)

The stable team is not only reachable via their phone line and their famous answering machine, they are also available on IRC now??? 😮

@matttbe @kernellogger We've been on irc for decades, we are everywhere :)

@gregkh @matttbe

/me takes note and will send the next backport request for the stable-team by fax machine[1] 😬 🙃

[1] yes, we still have those in use in Germany; at least according to the news they in some public authorities are even used a lot to exchange documents or data with others