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authorDave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com>2018-11-29 10:34:03 +1000
committerDave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com>2018-11-29 10:34:03 +1000
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Merge v4.20-rc4 into drm-next
Requested by Boris Brezillon for some vc4 fixes that are needed for future vc4 work. Signed-off-by: Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com>
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@@ -32,16 +32,17 @@ Disclosure and embargoed information
The security list is not a disclosure channel. For that, see Coordination
below.
-Once a robust fix has been developed, our preference is to release the
-fix in a timely fashion, treating it no differently than any of the other
-thousands of changes and fixes the Linux kernel project releases every
-month.
-
-However, at the request of the reporter, we will postpone releasing the
-fix for up to 5 business days after the date of the report or after the
-embargo has lifted; whichever comes first. The only exception to that
-rule is if the bug is publicly known, in which case the preference is to
-release the fix as soon as it's available.
+Once a robust fix has been developed, the release process starts. Fixes
+for publicly known bugs are released immediately.
+
+Although our preference is to release fixes for publicly undisclosed bugs
+as soon as they become available, this may be postponed at the request of
+the reporter or an affected party for up to 7 calendar days from the start
+of the release process, with an exceptional extension to 14 calendar days
+if it is agreed that the criticality of the bug requires more time. The
+only valid reason for deferring the publication of a fix is to accommodate
+the logistics of QA and large scale rollouts which require release
+coordination.
Whilst embargoed information may be shared with trusted individuals in
order to develop a fix, such information will not be published alongside