Re: [PATCH v2] stable_kernel_rules: reorganize and update submission options

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Thu Dec 18 2014 - 18:06:12 EST


On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 02:55:53PM -0800, Brian Norris wrote:
> The current organization of Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
> doesn't clearly differentiate the mutually exclusive options for
> submission to the -stable review process. As I understand it, patches
> are not actually required to be mailed directly to
> stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, but the instructions do not make this clear.
>
> Also, there are some established processes that are not listed --
> specifically, what I call Option 2 below.
>
> This patch updates and reorganizes a bit, to make things clearer.
>
> Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v2: add some more items to Option 2 to suit Greg's liking
>
> Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
> 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

Looks good, I'll queue this up after 3.19-rc1 is out.

thanks,

greg k-h
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