Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 8 Nov 2018 10:12:51 +0100 | From | Peter Zijlstra <> | Subject | Re: [patch 2/2] Documentation/process: Add tip tree handbook |
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On Thu, Nov 08, 2018 at 08:40:12AM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote: > > + - Cc: ``cc-ed-person <person@mail>`` > > + > > + If the patch should be backported to stable, then please add a '``Cc: > > + stable@vger.kernel.org``' tag, but do not Cc stable when sending your > > + mail. > > Can I suggest a more canonical form: > > Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # v4.18 and later kernels > > It would be nice if people adding Cc: stable lines would actually try to > figure out which exact kernel versions are affected.
I think Greg actually prefers we use stable@kernel.org, which is a /dev/null target. His bot will then pick up on the tag once it hits Linus' tree.
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