Clarify -rc definition in Documentation/feature-list-2.6.txt
PATCH 1/1 Clarify -rc definition in Documentation/feature-list-2.6.txt
Gentlehackers,
The day to clarify the real definition of "-rc" is finally here.
Steven
Documentation/feature-list-2.6.txt 2005-04-01 07:59:21.000000000 -0700 renamed from Documentation/feature-list-2.6.txt.orig 2005-04-01 07:56:23.000000000 -0700 +5 -0
@@ -23,16 +23,21 @@ Applying patches. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - In 2.4 and previous kernels, the recommended way to apply patches was to use a command line such as ... gzip -cd patchXX.gz | patch -p0 In 2.6, Linus started adding an extra path element to the diffs, so using -p1 in the untarred 'to be patched' directory is necessary. +Release Candidates +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +- In 2.4 and previous kernels, -rc meant "release candidate". + In 2.6, -rc means "really churning", so even more testing is desired. + Known gotchas. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Certain known bugs are being reported over and over. Here are the workarounds. - Blank screen after decompressing kernel? Make sure your .config has CONFIG_INPUT=y CONFIG_VT=y