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docs: netdev: call out the merge window in tag checking
Add the most important case to the question about "where are we in the cycle" - the case of net-next being closed. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
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and note the top of the "tags" section. If it is rc1, it is early in
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the dev cycle. If it was tagged rc7 a week ago, then a release is
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probably imminent.
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probably imminent. If the most recent tag is a final release tag
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(without an ``-rcN`` suffix) - we are most likely in a merge window
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and ``net-next`` is closed.
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How can I tell the status of a patch I've sent?
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