Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 2 Apr 2010 09:11:18 -0700 | From | Randy Dunlap <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Documentation: -stable rules: upstream commit ID requirement reworded |
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On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 22:01:52 +0200 (CEST) Stefan Richter wrote:
> 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>
Looks good to me. Thanks.
Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
> --- > Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | 9 ++++----- > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) > > Index: b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt > =================================================================== > --- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt > +++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt > @@ -18,16 +18,15 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accept > - It cannot contain any "trivial" fixes in it (spelling changes, > whitespace cleanups, etc). > - It must follow the Documentation/SubmittingPatches rules. > - - It or an equivalent fix must already exist in Linus' tree. Quote the > - respective commit ID in Linus' tree in your patch submission to -stable. > + - It or an equivalent fix must already exist in Linus' tree (upstream). > > > Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree: > > - Send the patch, after verifying that it follows the above rules, to > - stable@kernel.org. > - - To have the patch automatically included in the stable tree, add the > - the tag > + stable@kernel.org. You must note the upstream commit ID in the changelog > + of your submission. > + - To have the patch automatically included in the stable tree, add the tag > Cc: stable@kernel.org > 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
--- ~Randy
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