2015-02-09 23:39:44

by David Daney

Subject: [PATCH] stable_kernel_rules: Add clause about specification of kernel versions to patch.

From: David Daney <[email protected]>

Signed-off-by: David Daney <[email protected]>
---
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
index aee73e7..82c097a 100644
--- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
+++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree:
in the sign-off area. Once the patch is merged it will be applied to
the stable tree without anything else needing to be done by the author
or subsystem maintainer.
+ - The kernel versions, to which the patch should be applied, can be
+ specified in the following format in the sign-off area:
+
+ Cc: <[email protected]> # 3.3.x
+
+ The tag has the meaning of:
+ git cherry-pick <this commit>
+
+ For each "-stable" tree starting with the specified version.
+
- If the patch requires other patches as prerequisites which can be
cherry-picked, then this can be specified in the following format in
the sign-off area:
--
1.7.11.7

2015-02-09 23:59:35

by Greg Kroah-Hartman

Subject: Re: [PATCH] stable_kernel_rules: Add clause about specification of kernel versions to patch.

On Mon, Feb 09, 2015 at 03:39:23PM -0800, David Daney wrote:
> From: David Daney <[email protected]>
>
> Signed-off-by: David Daney <[email protected]>
> ---
> Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | 10 ++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
> index aee73e7..82c097a 100644
> --- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
> @@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree:
> in the sign-off area. Once the patch is merged it will be applied to
> the stable tree without anything else needing to be done by the author
> or subsystem maintainer.
> + - The kernel versions, to which the patch should be applied, can be
> + specified in the following format in the sign-off area:
> +
> + Cc: <[email protected]> # 3.3.x
> +
> + The tag has the meaning of:
> + git cherry-pick <this commit>
> +
> + For each "-stable" tree starting with the specified version.
> +
> - If the patch requires other patches as prerequisites which can be
> cherry-picked, then this can be specified in the following format in
> the sign-off area:

Nice, I'll queue this up after 3.20-rc1 is out, thanks.

greg k-h