From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.5 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 65530C5519F for ; Sat, 14 Nov 2020 19:16:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 01BEA22263 for ; Sat, 14 Nov 2020 19:16:44 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=gmx.net header.i=@gmx.net header.b="lDFv0F9R" Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726286AbgKNTQo (ORCPT ); Sat, 14 Nov 2020 14:16:44 -0500 Received: from mout.gmx.net ([212.227.17.20]:43501 "EHLO mout.gmx.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726239AbgKNTQn (ORCPT ); Sat, 14 Nov 2020 14:16:43 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=gmx.net; s=badeba3b8450; t=1605381402; bh=BaU9B24vchJVY0osYWnl5oKDqq6cigXHVzOWtlYrlcI=; h=X-UI-Sender-Class:Subject:From:To:Date:In-Reply-To:References; b=lDFv0F9RF06EARLqNLPewv2MJiHFP5ZCncYxyNYwkZmAkh/ZFV5EOuUOxD05UKzhq TXC6DCAUxrWhy2VO7JHiyidwT72HhHTLUiy/c6IKkJQ4eRipZy4NOW/cH3iVXiTjLi 5BhpW7CyxBj2/HUJRdvSIhLPXfxrH6IvL0EQKCso= X-UI-Sender-Class: 01bb95c1-4bf8-414a-932a-4f6e2808ef9c Received: from [192.168.1.100] ([185.6.148.154]) by mail.gmx.com (mrgmx104 [212.227.17.174]) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 1Mlf0U-1jwfsZ3jGc-00iipw for ; Sat, 14 Nov 2020 20:16:42 +0100 Message-ID: <5be77264b98c271668935e4b6ff0d8d558e8298b.camel@gmx.com> Subject: Re: Suggestion: Lengthen the review period for stable releases from 48 hours to 7 days. From: Hussam Al-Tayeb To: Linux Kernel Mailing List Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2020 21:16:33 +0200 In-Reply-To: <17c526d0c5f8ed8584f7bee9afe1b73753d1c70b.camel@gmx.com> References: <17c526d0c5f8ed8584f7bee9afe1b73753d1c70b.camel@gmx.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" User-Agent: Evolution 3.38.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Provags-ID: V03:K1:CzKssYpYQN+RjyoCibL0H3rdoOgujUV14+wfuHCHaKN3avs6QVv 9sHSC276L6bcFz+CBbH8Mn8kQ0OGGOs/yPL5BmpVq3gycg/nkEAsQo1L4oRd0meqoIp7JaK 6zfy5RIphwgIBmVJbuQX/Nl0nWZKKKjXEAKoHu2i2nlx6H4QlOodM4ZF3gR0CTHZzUACBm8 +pUdVDfFN1ZfIIjI3oW6g== X-UI-Out-Filterresults: notjunk:1;V03:K0:sgw6hSpMwAQ=:vYfPZmINk7KgKGfC4SVxd9 fpQYwxzF3FYO2XtnRSrWgfv/+hUJYAh160docfMua1ZGcu6nI6kVBCXqpzL8tMuIIPI+ZDtCN 5q7IF32vEzJXaGpoSoqCWNpcbM5xqeL0dZuVUDm1xYkGJLOBmiX1MQJ4+7HwBQ+xYPwcQ0nz4 Y2K6hG0NCNidl6KoVYplBxAkqHgHTmwbSnhlA3uKDAJukbz6JxtN77IR9VrBiV1zdhU66B97D WWAgxn8OHm1V4/el2m35qqXsnlRxarevZa4DpPvDLhNI0gLjUa6HKL7gUovPLKsH+Y3CNCPoO 0aBgaJbWiYspDdF0bHFxAI12gqmnF4Ohy1eB7G4XAOOhydzxLbkIMa7umKEngVgVWgeUVA2wn Mu0k/hcXJraYWNnW8MwNoWv2y0sJIYqBGJVqb6HCc4p6n03k3vpxfove7Zkv9jC4F0K0QpdGe 3EuJ7PHR6f1enrGPdrtNISJHXkUqDA2khLsptbz7Spk8kHdxu8kjhy0C0XceeA+gPuMZ+wBuM D7rf43yesotsea5e41BR0fVL99Ujp9ejNVtv2fIVk5HLmYOrB9q+4Dcwo6LsnENAju7IHZfu7 qaypnXeDxoz7QbosKj5pYXbfIvX5SHUdq8JrO5yTnTiOQ/vANZgHmgYVM8awsKww7BqurILv/ D9/0QwbxkPOMGSBhA5R+MbndyMcwsTb6d1U6hDxYZiB1187GLGJxYtwV9ah9CfztMHNpM9GKY 2mzfQGiHrR7ubrWyXlmubDct/gK0eZGoWeK1DgrVcOYMXM7Aoswo7PKLaiW53pv7vNHafg2SK V9DrARzvu9NJzgDtseHYAX9EeeVO0nDl0mvMNi2ZmZbpW43FaPV1/VWrL7fCgceM1cD8eDlDl 0gCl/CFj54HjLGGnENGX7SfvzEe5QtkrCEa2vs+SE= Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, 2020-11-14 at 17:40 +0200, Hussam Al-Tayeb wrote: > Hello. I would like to suggest lengthening the review period for > stable > releases from 48 hours to 7 days. > The rationale is that 48 hours is not enough for people to test those > stable releases and make sure there are no regressions for particular > workflows. > This is especially important for companies deploying those kernels in > production machines. Often those releases are on weekends as well > further limiting the ability to test. > It is of course possible to skip stable updates that have large > numbers > of patches and only update once a month but I feel a longer testing > period will work best for everyone. > It is, of course, always possible to exempt urgent security releases > from the waiting period. > > Thank you. > Hussam. > One more note. This is not a random internet rant. I actually do need more than 48 hours to test new stable kernels and I believe others do too. Regards, Hussam.