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authorDavid Daney <david.daney@cavium.com>2015-03-26 10:09:08 -0700
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>2015-03-26 23:52:24 +0100
commitfdc81b7910ad5153bf257e5f7861be71f75a02ef (patch)
tree488817323c3be0056287281b463dad30d0780a4d /Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
parentd82d54af7b14092dc5934a8ce09170789c9ddb57 (diff)
stable_kernel_rules: Add clause about specification of kernel versions to patch.
Signed-off-by: David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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@@ -81,6 +81,16 @@ format in the sign-off area:
git cherry-pick fd21073
git cherry-pick <this commit>
+Also, some patches may have kernel version prerequisites. This can be
+specified in the following format in the sign-off area:
+
+ Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x-
+
+ The tag has the meaning of:
+ git cherry-pick <this commit>
+
+ For each "-stable" tree starting with the specified version.
+
Following the submission:
- The sender will receive an ACK when the patch has been accepted into the