Commit 66719267 authored by Brian Norris's avatar Brian Norris Committed by Greg Kroah-Hartman

stable_kernel_rules: reorganize and update submission options

commit 5de61e7a upstream.

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@vger.kernel.org, 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: default avatarBrian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
parent ca729fdf
......@@ -32,18 +32,42 @@ Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree:
- If the patch covers files in net/ or drivers/net please follow netdev stable
submission guidelines as described in
Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt
- Send the patch, after verifying that it follows the above rules, to
stable@vger.kernel.org. You must note the upstream commit ID in the
changelog of your submission, as well as the kernel version you wish
it to be applied to.
- To have the patch automatically included in the stable tree, add the tag
- Security patches should not be handled (solely) by the -stable review
process but should follow the procedures in Documentation/SecurityBugs.
For all other submissions, choose one of the following procedures:
--- Option 1 ---
To have the patch automatically included in the stable tree, add the tag
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
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.
- 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:
--- Option 2 ---
After the patch has been merged to Linus' tree, send an email to
stable@vger.kernel.org containing the subject of the patch, the commit ID,
why you think it should be applied, and what kernel version you wish it to
be applied to.
--- Option 3 ---
Send the patch, after verifying that it follows the above rules, to
stable@vger.kernel.org. You must note the upstream commit ID in the
changelog of your submission, as well as the kernel version you wish
it to be applied to.
Option 1 is probably the easiest and most common. Options 2 and 3 are more
useful if the patch isn't deemed worthy at the time it is applied to a public
git tree (for instance, because it deserves more regression testing first).
Option 3 is especially useful if the patch needs some special handling to apply
to an older kernel (e.g., if API's have changed in the meantime).
Additionally, some patches submitted via Option 1 may have additional patch
prerequisites which can be cherry-picked. This can be specified in the following
format in the sign-off area:
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x: a1f84a3: sched: Check for idle
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x: 1b9508f: sched: Rate-limit newidle
......@@ -57,13 +81,13 @@ Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree:
git cherry-pick fd21073
git cherry-pick <this commit>
Following the submission:
- The sender will receive an ACK when the patch has been accepted into the
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 and by the relevant subsystem maintainer.
- Security patches should not be sent to this alias, but instead to the
documented security@kernel.org address.
Review cycle:
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