[PATCH 3.2 004/131] stable_kernel_rules: Add pointer to netdev-FAQ for network patches

From: Ben Hutchings
Date: Thu Sep 11 2014 - 09:19:13 EST


3.2.63-rc1 review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Dave Chiluk <chiluk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

commit b76fc285337b6b256e9ba20a40cfd043f70c27af upstream.

Stable_kernel_rules should point submitters of network stable patches to the
netdev_FAQ.txt as requests for stable network patches should go to netdev
first.

Signed-off-by: Dave Chiluk <chiluk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

--- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
+++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accept

Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree:

+ - If the patch covers files in net/ or drivers/net please follow netdev stable
+ submission guidelines as described in
+ Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt
- Send the patch, after verifying that it follows the above rules, to
stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx You must note the upstream commit ID in the
changelog of your submission.

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