Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] docs: submitting-patches: Emphasise the requirement to Cc: stable when using Fixes: tag

From: Jonathan Corbet
Date: Mon Jan 18 2021 - 15:11:38 EST


On Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:33:15 +0000
Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Clear-up any confusion surrounding the Fixes: tag with regards to the
> need to Cc: the stable mailing list when submitting stable patch
> candidates.
>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-doc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v2:
> - Link to the 'stable-kernel-rules' document as per Greg's request
>
> Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 5 +++++
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

Applied, thanks.

jon