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Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 12:24:07 -0700
From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
Subject: Re: incoming
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On Fri, May 04, 2007 at 11:57:21AM -0700, Roland McGrath wrote:
> > Ah.  The patch affects security code, but it doesn't actually address any
> > insecurity.  I didn't think it was needed for -stable?
> 
> I would not recommend it for -stable.  
> It is an ABI change for the case of a security refusal.

ABI changes are not a problem for -stable, so don't let that stop anyone
:)

thanks,

greg k-h

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