Return-path: Received: from mail-ob0-f173.google.com ([209.85.214.173]:35460 "EHLO mail-ob0-f173.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932419AbbLGQIx (ORCPT ); Mon, 7 Dec 2015 11:08:53 -0500 Received: by obbnk6 with SMTP id nk6so117310230obb.2 for ; Mon, 07 Dec 2015 08:08:52 -0800 (PST) From: Larry Finger To: kvalo@codeaurora.org Cc: devel@driverdev.osuosl.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, Larry Finger Subject: [RFC] Documentation: Clarify wording regarding submission of wireless patches to stable Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2015 10:08:50 -0600 Message-Id: <1449504530-9373-1-git-send-email-Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> (sfid-20151207_170858_303894_B83142AA) Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: The instructions for submitting patches state that changes destined for networking should not be marked with a Cc to stable. This restriction does not apply to the wireless portion of networking. The instructions are updated to clarify this case. Signed-off-by: Larry Finger --- Kalle, Is this change clear, and strong enough? Larry --- Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index d603fa0..5457a18 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -306,7 +306,9 @@ file. Note, however, that some subsystem maintainers want to come to their own conclusions on which patches should go to the stable trees. The networking maintainer, in particular, would rather not see individual developers -adding lines like the above to their patches. +adding lines like the above to their patches. Note: Patches for the wireless +section of networking should include a recommendation for inclusion in stable +whenever appropriate. If changes affect userland-kernel interfaces, please send the MAN-PAGES maintainer (as listed in the MAINTAINERS file) a man-pages patch, or at -- 2.1.4