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1 | This repository is the canonical source for patches that make up the stable |
2 | kernel releases. It consists of a set of directories for each of the stable | |
3 | kernels, as well as a directory that contains a snapshot of the patches for | |
4 | each stable release. | |
5 | ||
6 | The patches for each release can be found along with a complete tarball of | |
7 | a release in the following location: | |
8 | ||
9 | https://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/vX.Y/ | |
10 | ||
11 | For each stable release candidate, a patch representing the diff of all the | |
12 | patches in the stable queue is uploaded here: | |
13 | ||
14 | https://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/vX.Y/stable-review/ | |
15 | ||
16 | As a convenience for people that want to test release candidates of stable | |
17 | releases, a branch of the kernel git tree is created containing all of the | |
18 | patches in the given stable queue. These branches are available in the | |
19 | following repository: | |
20 | ||
21 | git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git | |
22 | ||
23 | A branch exists for each of the stable releases. Note, though, that these | |
24 | branches are recreated from scratch by applying the queued stable patches | |
25 | on top of the prior release. As a consequence, the branches are not fast- | |
26 | forward and can change after a release candidate has been announced. The | |
27 | contents of the branch may therefore not match exactly what was released | |
28 | as the release candidate, depending on when you fetch it. No tags are | |
29 | created to track individual release candidates. If you're interested in | |
30 | exact reproducibility of a stable release candidate, please use the patches | |
31 | from the location mentioned above. |