On Montag, 2. April 2007, b.n. wrote: > Hemmann, Volker Armin ha scritto: > > On Sonntag, 1. April 2007, b.n. wrote: > >> Hemmann, Volker Armin ha scritto: > >>> In almost every kernel release a security problem is found, that is > >>> fixed in a stable release. > >> > >> Stable release? AFAIK, *all* 2.6.x releases are stable releases. > > > > No, they aren't. There are the 'normal' releases (for example 2.6.20) and > > the 'stable' releases which fix important bugs and security holes (like, > > for example 2.6.20.2). > > Yes, I know that. I didn't call them "unstable" and "stable", that's why > I was confused, however I know. > Now my questions are: > 1)I only see gentoo-sources-2.6.X-rY, I never see > gentoo-sources-2.6.X.a.b-rY .What am I installing when I install > gentoo-sources-2.6.x-rY?
look into the changelogs ;) I don't use gentoo-sources, but AFAIK, the -rX releases are related to the vanilla .X releases. > > 2)How do the binary distribution people cope with this? backporting patches. That is why you get kernels named '2.6.17-201' and stuff like that. > > >> The > >> days of double trees (2.4.x and 2.5.x) are gone. > > > > Today we have at least 4 trees. > > Linus. > > Morton. > > The 'stable releases' (2.6.XY.Z) > > Bunk's 2.6.16.XY > > Well, there have ALWAYS been a lot of different trees, but Morton, for > example, AFAIK is not an "official" tree (although it is maintained > closely to the official). It is the official testing tree. Every new feature and lots of patches and drivers have to 'mature' in Morton's tree - and he decides, together with the maintainers, which stuff goes to Linus. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
