2.6 security patches merged? was: Linux 2.4 future

From: Mike Fedyk
Date: Mon Dec 01 2003 - 18:31:21 EST


On Mon, Dec 01, 2003 at 12:26:01PM -0300, Norberto Bensa wrote:
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> Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> > during 2.4.24. New drivers will be accept during this period (for example,
>
> If you're going to accept new drivers, accept XFS too (pleeeaaseee :)

If you're going to do that, then why not accept ACLs for ext2/3 at the same
time, and...

They're already in 2.6, if you want the features, then upgrade, not stick
with 2.4. Just by using more than one patch, you're accepting the task of
testing code.

That reminds me, have all of the security patches that went into 2.4 been
forward ported to 2.6 and merged already?
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