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Date: Thu, 3 May 2018 12:48:34 +0100
From: Al Viro <viro@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
To: "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>,
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Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] bug-introducing patches
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On Wed, May 02, 2018 at 08:06:20PM -0400, Theodore Y. Ts'o wrote:
 
> Because if that last is the case, then the prescription is very simple
> and not controversial --- bug fixes found post -rc4 should be held to
> the next merge window.

Provided it's not a known-to-be-exploited roothole, at least...