Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | From | David Daney <> | Subject | [PATCH] stable_kernel_rules: Add clause about specification of kernel versions to patch. | Date | Mon, 9 Feb 2015 15:39:23 -0800 |
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From: David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com>
Signed-off-by: David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com> --- 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: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 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
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