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Four stable kernels

([Kernel] Aug 19, 2020 15:26 UTC (Wed) (ris))


Stable kernels [1]5.8.2 , [2]5.7.16 , [3]5.4.59 , and [4]4.19.140 have been released. There are many important fixes and users should upgrade.



[1] https://lwn.net/Articles/829104/

[2] https://lwn.net/Articles/829105/

[3] https://lwn.net/Articles/829106/

[4] https://lwn.net/Articles/829107/

Four stable kernels

After announcing 5.8.2 in the LKML Greg KH posted a follow-up patch without any comments: [1]https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/8/19/265

WTF? Who is it for? What does it fix? Why there's zero info?

Linux QA/QC as always is atrocious.

[1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/8/19/265

Four stable kernels

After announcing 5.8.2 in the LKML Greg KH posted a follow-up patch without any comments: [1]https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/8/19/265

WTF? Who is it for? What does it fix? Why there's zero info?

Linux QA/QC as always is atrocious.

[1] https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/8/19/265

Four stable kernels

If you want a detailed look at what's in any stable release, you need to look at the review post, not the final one. In the case of 5.8.2, that post is [1]over here .

[1] https://lwn.net/ml/linux-kernel/20200817143833.737102804%40linuxfoundation.org/

Four stable kernels

If you want a detailed look at what's in any stable release, you need to look at the review post, not the final one. In the case of 5.8.2, that post is [1]over here .

[1] https://lwn.net/ml/linux-kernel/20200817143833.737102804%40linuxfoundation.org/

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