Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754199AbaFXPMH (ORCPT ); Tue, 24 Jun 2014 11:12:07 -0400 Received: from youngberry.canonical.com ([91.189.89.112]:45835 "EHLO youngberry.canonical.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752441AbaFXPMF (ORCPT ); Tue, 24 Jun 2014 11:12:05 -0400 From: Dave Chiluk To: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, rdunlap@infradead.org, stable@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, bjorn@mork.no, joe@perches.com Subject: [PATCH v3] stable_kernel_rules: Add pointer to netdev-FAQ for network patches Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 10:11:26 -0500 Message-Id: <1403622686-21405-1-git-send-email-chiluk@canonical.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.9.1 In-Reply-To: <878uomwk8g.fsf@nemi.mork.no> References: <878uomwk8g.fsf@nemi.mork.no> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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 --- Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt index cbc2f03..aee73e7 100644 --- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt +++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt @@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree: + - If the patch covers files in net/ or drivers/net please follow netdev stable + submission guidelines as described in + Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt - Send the patch, after verifying that it follows the above rules, to stable@vger.kernel.org. You must note the upstream commit ID in the changelog of your submission, as well as the kernel version you wish -- 1.9.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/