Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 26 Mar 2015 09:45:45 -0700 | From | David Daney <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] stable_kernel_rules: Add clause about specification of kernel versions to patch. |
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On 03/25/2015 07:05 AM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > On Mon, Feb 09, 2015 at 03:39:23PM -0800, David Daney wrote: >> 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 > > This doesn't apply to the tree, what kernel version did you make it > against? Can you make it against Linus's latest tree and resend it? >
I just sent out a new version.
David Daney
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