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| author | Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@leemhuis.info> | 2026-02-23 09:20:47 +0100 |
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| committer | Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> | 2026-03-03 11:11:01 -0700 |
| commit | d20e945e9fe631381dc426eaeaddeed0eb47935a (patch) | |
| tree | e6d1b22d5af178b914bc3cca7b234fe9bc6331e6 /tools/lib/python | |
| parent | 2b8060418dffaa4fcd9173dd5830a763a4b32e99 (diff) | |
docs: handling-regressions: add, trim, and sort quotes from Linus
Add additional quotes from Linus while trimming the existing ones and
sorting them all into categories. That makes it easier for new
developers and maintainers to look up how Linus expects certain
situations wrt regressions to be handled. The earlier sections in the
document already explain this, but those parts are often questioned --
or not considered authoritative at all and plainly ignored. Having it
straight from the horse's mouth helps get everyone on the same page,
even if that makes the document quite a bit longer (the raw line count
of this section doubles, but the number of characters increases by
nearly 50%). In return, this covers a lot more aspects and, due to the
sub-headings, is easier to navigate.
In contrast to the more neutral description in the early sections of the
document, this also provides a better insight into how serious Linus is
about the "no regressions" rule and how he wants it to be interpreted in
practice; this makes it easier for new developers and maintainers to
understand things and prevent run-ins with higher-level maintainers.
Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@leemhuis.info>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Message-ID: <c825d7981e1badb22d15f3f6fc9c95001a017f09.1771833924.git.linux@leemhuis.info>
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