Not all post Merge Window Patches are fixes.

Posted Jul 9, 2015 13:39 UTC (Thu) by ds2horner (subscriber, #13438)
Parent article: 4.2 Merge window part 3

And new features that Linus wants added are sometimes included.

Linus is thus in a strong position to limit "elective" changes and obtain the self fulfilling prophecy.

It appears diligent review, analysis, testing and fix posting are the sole hope to save our Master Editor's prediction.