From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mx0a-001b2d01.pphosted.com (mx0b-001b2d01.pphosted.com [148.163.158.5]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CE9D23858C52 for ; Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:33:23 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.2 sourceware.org CE9D23858C52 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=linux.ibm.com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=linux.ibm.com Received: from pps.filterd (m0098420.ppops.net [127.0.0.1]) by mx0b-001b2d01.pphosted.com (8.17.1.19/8.17.1.19) with ESMTP id 30ACYN84014330 for ; Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:33:23 GMT DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ibm.com; h=date : from : to : cc : subject : message-id : references : mime-version : content-type : in-reply-to; s=pp1; bh=KmAiThwP/jyOfrxCrZoePo9Q7Q/E1MfEKTb6hgJwCj0=; b=Ey6LtRJ3UKXldVQRPeWoGMhFRcqA776PqVPL7MNn27u1Ekz7ccAdSSw8q2g5ohRjhI/h Ne6hJTStupuP2Loa0KMdyBGFRkoFeJDcqYrfYFZzpNFb0YVYTdPgJSO5QYuMjEPmPsd0 rRxBvll33nB8EhvUWH7r49JT+neA4QG462GQjTxhx3Dqeot1ficAwlg1AdU9iMnwJ9Zv /kz8WyqloAI9yJwjlF2ZwknUrh0DLxpYynTAjWj8y3/ac0SNZhvDRODc2KfK7rYCmlxj mxWvUqyPIxNtkDePQ5H37EuHQa1LCziOWipb2sw6bWTbkhhUGzv18Wk/IZmNTxLD3gtA 1A== Received: from pps.reinject (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mx0b-001b2d01.pphosted.com (PPS) with ESMTPS id 3n143qyq2j-1 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:33:23 +0000 Received: from m0098420.ppops.net (m0098420.ppops.net [127.0.0.1]) by pps.reinject (8.17.1.5/8.17.1.5) with ESMTP id 30AApgs6002661 for ; Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:33:22 GMT Received: from ppma03fra.de.ibm.com (6b.4a.5195.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com [149.81.74.107]) by mx0b-001b2d01.pphosted.com (PPS) with ESMTPS id 3n143qyq1t-1 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT); Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:33:22 +0000 Received: from pps.filterd (ppma03fra.de.ibm.com [127.0.0.1]) by ppma03fra.de.ibm.com (8.17.1.19/8.17.1.19) with ESMTP id 30ADF16T023181; Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:33:21 GMT Received: from smtprelay05.fra02v.mail.ibm.com ([9.218.2.225]) by ppma03fra.de.ibm.com (PPS) with ESMTPS id 3my0c6bhbs-1 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT); Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:33:21 +0000 Received: from smtpav04.fra02v.mail.ibm.com (smtpav04.fra02v.mail.ibm.com [10.20.54.103]) by smtprelay05.fra02v.mail.ibm.com (8.14.9/8.14.9/NCO v10.0) with ESMTP id 30ADXIUl45941104 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=OK); Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:33:18 GMT Received: from smtpav04.fra02v.mail.ibm.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by IMSVA (Postfix) with ESMTP id B565320043; Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:33:18 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtpav04.fra02v.mail.ibm.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by IMSVA (Postfix) with ESMTP id 74CFA20040; Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:33:18 +0000 (GMT) Received: from li-42a4824c-28a0-11b2-a85c-f55c0d5956ce.ibm.com (unknown [9.171.84.175]) by smtpav04.fra02v.mail.ibm.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS; Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:33:18 +0000 (GMT) Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2023 14:33:17 +0100 From: Stefan Schulze Frielinghaus To: Nick Clifton Cc: binutils@sourceware.org Subject: Re: Open branches for backports Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-TM-AS-GCONF: 00 X-Proofpoint-ORIG-GUID: aVZ-qH5dWA_LFYTLRlM-315DN-Cx8-Q2 X-Proofpoint-GUID: Hvduy5stSOrbeWtfwesXip7Tz9uewkeP X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=baseguard engine=ICAP:2.0.205,Aquarius:18.0.923,Hydra:6.0.545,FMLib:17.11.122.1 definitions=2023-01-10_04,2023-01-10_03,2022-06-22_01 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=outbound_notspam policy=outbound score=0 clxscore=1015 adultscore=0 phishscore=0 suspectscore=0 bulkscore=0 mlxscore=0 malwarescore=0 impostorscore=0 mlxlogscore=541 spamscore=0 priorityscore=1501 lowpriorityscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.12.0-2212070000 definitions=main-2301100084 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_EF,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on server2.sourceware.org List-Id: Hi Nick, thanks for clarification. I will quickly come up with the fix and prepare it for mainline and 2.{39,40} then. Cheers, Stefan On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 12:29:05PM +0000, Nick Clifton wrote: > Hi Stefan, > > > I'm preparing a target specific fix which I would like to backport. > > Which branches are currently open for backports? > > Generally speaking we only accept backports to the most recent release > branch. So in this case that would mean the 2.39 branch. But ... > > ... The 2.40 branch has been created and is currently accepting bug > fix backports. So if your fix is submitted soon, it may get in before > the release actually happens. Once the 2.40 release is out of the door, > the 2.40 branch will then be the branch suitable for receiving backports. > > It is possible to apply patches to other, earlier branches as well. But > it is very unlikely that there will ever be any more official releases > made from those old branches. > > > > Just for the future, > > is there a place where this information is kept > > There is a small reference to this issue in the binutils/MAINTAINERS file > where it says: > > "If a patch is approved for check in to the mainline > sources, it can also be checked into the current > release branch." > > But it could be publicised more widely. I feel like this is something > that should be mentioned on the Binutils wiki as well. > > > > or should I just ask on the mailinglist again? > > You can always do that too. > > Cheers > Nick >