Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) If I get a bisected bug report in the last week, I generally
revert without much argument, unless the author of the patch has an
immediate fix.
immediate fix.
In contrast, during the merge window and the early rc's, I'm perfectly happy to say "ok, let's see if somebody can fix this" and not really consider a revert.
consider a revert.
But the -stable tree?
But the -stable tree?
Seriously, what do you expect them to do if they get a report that a commit they added to the stable tree regresses?
commit they added to the stable tree regresses?
"Revert first, ask questions later" is definitely a very sane model there.
immediate fix.
In contrast, during the merge window and the early rc's, I'm perfectly happy to say "ok, let's see if somebody can fix this" and not really consider a revert.
consider a revert.
But the -stable tree?
But the -stable tree?
Seriously, what do you expect them to do if they get a report that a commit they added to the stable tree regresses?
commit they added to the stable tree regresses?
"Revert first, ask questions later" is definitely a very sane model there.