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Richard Weinberger f902493a68 stable_kernel_rules.txt: Remove extra space after Cc:
Fixes the checkpatch.pl warning:
"WARNING: Use a single space after Cc:"

Very lazy hackers just copy&paste the stable tag from this
document. As it contains an extra space, checkpatch.pl will
not like the resulting patch...

Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2015-11-20 16:54:57 -07:00
Christoffer Dall bde1b29420 stable: Update documentation to clarify preferred procedure
Clearly specify that "Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org" is strongly preferred so
that developers understand that the other options should only be used when
absolutely required.

Also specify how upstream commit ids should be referenced in patches
submitted directly to stable (I gathered this from looking at the stable
archives), and specify that any modified patches for stable should be
clearly documented in the patch description.

Signed-off-by: Christoffer Dall <christoffer.dall@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2015-05-22 09:38:56 -06:00
David Daney fdc81b7910 stable_kernel_rules: Add clause about specification of kernel versions to patch.
Signed-off-by: David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2015-03-26 23:52:24 +01:00
Brian Norris 5de61e7aa1 stable_kernel_rules: reorganize and update submission options
The current organization of Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
doesn't clearly differentiate the mutually exclusive options for
submission to the -stable review process. As I understand it, patches
are not actually required to be mailed directly to
stable@vger.kernel.org, but the instructions do not make this clear.

Also, there are some established processes that are not listed --
specifically, what I call Option 2 below.

This patch updates and reorganizes a bit, to make things clearer.

Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2015-01-12 05:04:12 -08:00
Dave Chiluk b76fc28533 stable_kernel_rules: Add pointer to netdev-FAQ for network patches
Stable_kernel_rules should point submitters of network stable patches to the
netdev_FAQ.txt as requests for stable network patches should go to netdev
first.

Signed-off-by: Dave Chiluk <chiluk@canonical.com>
Cc: stable <stable@vger.kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2014-07-09 15:54:27 -07:00
Brian Norris 4080659984 stable_kernel_rules: spelling/word usage
"than" should be "then"

Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2014-04-16 14:13:26 -07:00
Mel Gorman 8191e0d909 stable: Allow merging of backports for serious user-visible performance issues
Distribution kernel maintainers routinely backport fixes for users that
were deemed important but not "something critical" as defined by the
rules. To users of these kernels they are very serious and failing to fix
them reduces the value of -stable.

The problem is that the patches fixing these issues are often subtle and
prone to regressions in other ways and need greater care and attention.
To combat this, these "serious" backports should have a higher barrier
to entry.

This patch relaxes the rules to allow a distribution maintainer to merge
to -stable a backported patch or small series that fixes a "serious"
user-visible performance issue. They should include additional information on
the user-visible bug affected and a link to the bugzilla entry if available.
The same rules about the patch being already in mainline still apply.

Signed-off-by: Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de>
Cc: stable <stable@vger.kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2012-06-25 11:25:00 -07:00
Paul Gortmaker 2584f5212d stable: update references to older 2.6 versions for 3.x
Also add information on where the respective trees are.

Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
Acked-by: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2012-06-14 17:14:47 -07:00
Greg Kroah-Hartman 8381b5e88a stable: update documentation to ask for kernel version
It would save me an email round-trip asking which stable tree(s) that a
patch should be applied to, so document that the tree number should be
specified in the email request.

Reported-by: Tomoya MORINAGA <tomoya.rohm@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2012-01-24 10:50:22 -08:00
Josh Boyer 5fa224295f Update email address for stable patch submission
The stable@kernel.org email address has been replaced with the
stable@vger.kernel.org mailing list.  Change the stable kernel rules to
reference the new list instead of the semi-defunct email alias.

CC: <stable@kernel.org>
CC: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Josh Boyer <jwboyer@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2011-10-18 13:58:59 -07:00
Stefan Richter 959fb1c507 Documentation: -stable rules: upstream commit ID requirement reworded
It is a hard requirement to include the upstream commit ID in the
changelog of a -stable submission, not just a courtesy to the stable
team.  This concerns only mail submission though, which is no longer
the only way into stable.  (Also, fix a double "the".)

Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de>
Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2010-04-22 15:24:56 -07:00
Sebastian Andrzej Siewior 8e9b936226 Doc/stable rules: add new cherry-pick logic
- it is possible to submit patches for the stable queue without sending
  them directly stable@kernel.org. If the tag (Cc: stable@kernel.org) is
  available in the sign-off area than hpa's script will filter them into
  the stable mailbox once it hits Linus' tree.
- Patches which require others to be applied first can be also specified.
  This was discussued in http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/11/9/474

Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <sebastian@breakpoint.cc>
Cc: Brandon Philips <brandon@ifup.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2009-12-23 11:23:43 -08:00
Josh Boyer 79cd80a1d9 Update stable tree documentation
Update the documentation for the stable tree rules to reflect
that device IDs and quirks are also suitable for -stable
kernels.

Signed-off-by: Josh Boyer <jwboyer@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2008-10-29 15:03:49 -07:00
Stefan Richter 46cdf871d9 stable_kernel_rules: fix must already be in mainline
stable_kernel_rules: fix must already be in mainline

Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2008-02-21 15:27:07 -08:00
Matt LaPlante 5d3f083d8f Fix typos in /Documentation : Misc
This patch fixes typos in various Documentation txts. The patch addresses some
misc words.

Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com>
Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
2006-11-30 05:21:10 +01:00
Matt LaPlante 84eb8d0608 Fix "can not" in Documentation and Kconfig
Randy brought it to my attention that in proper english "can not" should always
be written "cannot". I donot see any reason to argue, even if I mightnot
understand why this rule exists.  This patch fixes "can not" in several
Documentation files as well as three Kconfigs.

Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com>
Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
2006-10-03 22:53:09 +02:00
Jesper Juhl e48e99093c [PATCH] Docs update: small fixes to stable_kernel_rules.txt
Small spelling, formating & similar fixes to stable_kernel_rules.txt

Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-01-10 08:01:55 -08:00
Greg KH fc185d95ec [PATCH] Add the rules about the -stable kernel releases to the Documentation directory
This was the last agreed upon set of rules, it's probably time we actually add
them to the kernel tree to make them "official".

Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2005-07-29 13:12:49 -07:00