The Usefulness Of Linux-Next

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Discussing the latest breakage of the linux-next tree, Stephen Rothwell noted that the problem went unnoticed due to the arm tree not currently being included, “this is why I would have liked you to participate in the linux-next tree …”. Arm maintainer Russell King questioned the usefulness, saying, “linux-next will not give me anything which -mm isn’t giving me. As I said in the discussion, linux-next value is _very_ small for me. Sorry but true.” Several stepped in to offer some reasons that the linux-next tree is useful.

Link: kerneltrap.org

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