Re: [PATCH] stable_kernel_rules: Add clause about specification of kernel versions to patch.

[David Daney]

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@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Signed-off-by: David Daney <david.daney@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >   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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # 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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