linux-v5.10.y-dovetail

[Philippe Gerum]

Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka at siemens.com> writes:

> On 22.05.21 12:02, Philippe Gerum wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Jan,
>> 
>> Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka at siemens.com> writes:
>> 
>>> Hi Philippe,
>>>
>>> first, is source.denx.de/Xenomai/xenomai4/linux-evl.git already
>>> replacing git.evlproject.org/linux-evl.git? At least CI is currently
>>> stuck over the latter [update: was stuck, it's moving again].
>>>
>> 
>> Not yet, I'll announce when the switch to
>> source.denx.de/Xenomai/xenomai4 is complete, with a grace period of one
>> week from that point to update the automated procedures there may be,
>> before the trees at git.evlproject.org are decommissioned eventually. In
>> the meantime, I'll make sure both sides remain on sync.
>> 
>
> OK, then it was fine to switch CI already.
>
>>> Regarding 5.10, I think we are getting closer to the point where our
>>> users also need a merging stable branch to track what happens
>>> dovetail-wise (at least I have such folks). Would you move
>>> linux-v5.10.y-dovetail in that way forward from now on? Or is there a
>>> need for one more hard rebase first?
>>>
>>> Some linux-v5.10.y-dovetail-rebase for the latest version could still be
>>> provided in order to ease export to downstream kernels. That would bring
>>> us in line with how -rt is maintained e.g.
>>>
>>> If you need help on the stable side, let me know.
>>>
>> 
>> I don't plan to maintain merging branches myself, only rebase ones. I'll
>> rename the stable branches to *-rebase shortly, in order to follow the
>> same convention as -rt, clearing the namespace for pulling the work of
>> whoever wants to maintain merging branches.
>> 
>
> Sounds good. Then I will create the merges. I suppose will that also be
> useful to append some -rebase to tag applied to rebased branched, to
> avoid conflicts with the merging branch.
>

Indeed. I'll run a script asap.

-- 
Philippe.