The end of a Release Cycle is marked by the release of a new U-Boot version.
Merge Window
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The Merge Window is the period when new patches get submitted (and hopefully
accepted) for inclusion into U-Boot mainline. This period lasts for 21 days (3
boards, or other new features or reorganization of code) is accepted.
Twilight Time
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Usually patches do not get accepted as they are - the peer review that takes
place will usually require changes and resubmissions of the patches before they
merged for the upcoming release.
Stabilization Period
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During the Stabilization Period only patches containing bug fixes get
applied.
Corner Cases
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Sometimes it is not clear if a patch contains a bug fix or not.
For example, changes that remove dead code, unused macros etc. or