Re: [patch 4/8] [PATCH] Update in-kernel zlib routines

From: Peter Osterlund
Date: Thu Aug 11 2005 - 19:04:29 EST


Chris Wright <chrisw@xxxxxxxx> writes:

> -stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let us know.
> ------------------
>
> a) http://sources.redhat.com/ml/bug-gnu-utils/1999-06/msg00183.html

Why does this 6 year old bug have to be fixed in the 2.6.12 stable
series? Doesn't the patch violate this stable series rule?

- It must fix a real bug that bothers people (not a, "This could be a
problem..." type thing.)

Maybe the motivation was just missing from the patch description?

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