Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=46cdf871d9970b9252469531f9efd4a17243bb0b Commit: 46cdf871d9970b9252469531f9efd4a17243bb0b Parent: 2952755ce364b81f904b49397f6b0004dead2c9f Author: Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> AuthorDate: Fri Feb 8 23:26:02 2008 +0100 Committer: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CommitDate: Thu Feb 21 15:27:07 2008 -0800
stable_kernel_rules: fix must already be in mainline stable_kernel_rules: fix must already be in mainline Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | 7 +++++-- 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt index c815c52..4cfc788 100644 --- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt +++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt @@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the race can be exploited is also provided. - It cannot contain any "trivial" fixes in it (spelling changes, whitespace cleanups, etc). - - It must be accepted by the relevant subsystem maintainer. - It must follow the Documentation/SubmittingPatches rules. + - It or an equivalent fix must already exist in Linus' tree. Quote the + respective commit ID in Linus' tree in your patch submission to -stable. Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree: @@ -28,7 +29,9 @@ Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree: queue, or a NAK if the patch is rejected. This response might take a few days, according to the developer's schedules. - If accepted, the patch will be added to the -stable queue, for review by - other developers. + other developers and by the relevant subsystem maintainer. + - If the [EMAIL PROTECTED] address is added to a patch, when it goes into + Linus's tree it will automatically be emailed to the stable team. - Security patches should not be sent to this alias, but instead to the documented [EMAIL PROTECTED] address. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git-commits-head" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html