Re: Issues building RT patchset v6.18.13-rt4-rebase on top of v6.18.39

On 2026-07-21 11:10:02 [+0200], David Runge wrote:
> On 2026-07-20 14:58:05 (+0200), Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote:
> > It is there
> >    https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rt/linux-rt-devel.gi=
t/log/?h=3Dlinux-6.18.y-rt
> >    https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/rt/6.18/patches-6.1=
8.37-rt6.tar.xz
> >=20
> > the problem is probably that it is not in the stable tree=E2=80=A6
>=20
> Hi Sebastian,
Hi,

> thanks for pointing me to the custom source tarballs and the relevant dat=
a in
> the linux-rt-devel repository.
>=20
> To understand this better: Is the 6.18 release series (and future release=
 series
> from then on) going to be developed in the linux-rt-devel repository, not=
 the
> linux-stable-rt repository?
> As downstream package maintainer I am currently relying on the relevant g=
it tags
> to be available.

That is somehow odd. I just pushed to the stable-rt repository.

> The linux-rt-devel repository seems to cover all new versions, but
> linux-stable-rt appears to lack behind the upstream advertised LTS release
> series.
>=20
> In general, I would very much welcome a single repository, instead of the
> current situation with two repositories, in case that is feasible for you.
> Is there policy around when a specific release series is used in which
> repository?

This should have been handed over but it did not happen. So it remained
in this state. I'm sorry.

I will try to update it once it clashes or needs attention otherwise.
Feel free to ping should I fall behind.

> Best,
> David

Sebastian