Re: linux-libre updates, timeliness

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi Leo,

Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name> skribis:

> I just pushed commit 51eb3e11 [0], bringing our linux-libre kernel
> packages up to date.
>
> It's September 30 here. The commit is dated September 28, because that's
> when I made it. These kernels were released upstream on September 26. 

Of course we can always do better, but I think 4 days is reasonable.

> Personally, I am okay with the risks implied by this kind of timeframe,
> but as a distro we should try to do these updates more quickly. Ideally,
> they should be updated as soon as the sources are available and the
> packager has tested the changes. I am committed to helping maintain the
> linux-libre packages, but I won't always update our packages right away.
>
> Everyone can contribute here! Minor linux-libre kernel updates can be
> relied upon to work. They almost never cause blocking problems, based on
> the lack of bug reports about them.

What update, build, and testing recipe would you recommend to someone
willing to help?

Thanks for your work, much appreciated!

Ludo’.