Re: [PULL 09/20] target/tricore: Fix out-of-bounds index in imask instruction

[Michael Tokarev]

23.06.2023 12:51, Bastian Koppelmann wrote:

> > Is there anything else in this series worth picking up for stable, eg:
> >
> >   Fix helper_ret() not correctly restoring PSW
> >   Fix RR_JLI clobbering reg A[11]
>
> These are rare cases where the guest does something wrong. It will not lead to a
> crash of QEMU.

Ok, makes sense.


> > Please, in the future, add Cc: qemu-stable@nongnu.org for patches
> > worth to have in -stable.
>
> I will do that. I'm not sure what is worth while to pick up for stable. My
> initial thought was fixes for bugs that can lead to a crash in QEMU. Any pointer
> would make it easier for me to decide what to CC: qemu-stable@nongnu.org for.

Here we go:
 https://www.qemu.org/docs/master/devel/stable-process.html

Basically, any bugfix you, as a subsystem maintainer, think is good for stable,
is good for stable :)  Usual tradeoff applies: more complex stuff with potential
to break something vs seriousness of an issue.

Thank you!

/mjt