Re: [patch 2/2] Documentation/process: Add tip tree handbook

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Thu Nov 08 2018 - 06:05:35 EST


On Thu, Nov 08, 2018 at 10:12:51AM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx``' tag, but do not Cc stable when sending your
> > > + mail.
> >
> > Can I suggest a more canonical form:
> >
> > Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # 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@xxxxxxxxxx, which is a
> /dev/null target. His bot will then pick up on the tag once it hits
> Linus' tree.

I really do not care either way what address is used. Both work fine.

thanks,

greg k-h