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Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman Cc: Jonathan Corbet Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Lee Jones --- v2: - Link to the 'stable-kernel-rules' document as per Greg's request Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst index 7c97ad580e7d0..7f48cccc75cdf 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst @@ -556,6 +556,11 @@ which stable kernel versions should receive your fix. This is the preferred method for indicating a bug fixed by the patch. See :ref:`describe_changes` for more details. +Note: Attaching a Fixes: tag does not subvert the stable kernel rules +process nor the requirement to Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org on all stable +patch candidates. For more information, please read +:ref:`Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst ` + .. _the_canonical_patch_format: The canonical patch format -- 2.25.1