current to 6-stable merge plans/policy

[Sam Leffler]

John Hay wrote:
> Hi Guys,
> 
> What are the ideas (policy) about merging the arm/ixp425/avila stuff
> to 6-stable? I see some arm stuff gets merged, but it does not look
> like everything? Is it just that people merge what they need?
> 
> Just trying to get a feel for it. Up to now I have used 6-stable on
> our soekris and wrap boards, but we are probably going to use the
> Avila boards a bit more, so I was wondering if I should use -current
> or 6-stable on them. Up to now my Avila and ADI testing was done with
> -current, but I'm not sure if that is a good idea for boxes that will
> end up in rural areas far far away. Hmm. Not that I have seen a panic
> on the Avila boards, but they have gone through a lot less testing up
> to now.

Not sure what's been missed.  I see no reason not to MFC anything
arm-related unless it breaks code compatibility (and even there it's
unlikely there are 3rd party codes to worry about).

	Sam