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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2009-12-23 13:35:03 -0800 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2009-12-23 13:35:03 -0800 |
commit | f793067eb91afa37904d33075bd44fd8b2774b8a (patch) | |
tree | 909cb1b829eae74d51dcaff918bcd252c54ed0e8 /Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | |
parent | f988dac7fe4eb1ab0c7b1c5dc6d847f6aad5a1cd (diff) | |
parent | 8042273801059884da2d53bbca34575d090b6f4e (diff) |
Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core-2.6
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core-2.6:
devtmpfs: unlock mutex in case of string allocation error
Driver core: export platform_device_register_data as a GPL symbol
driver core: Prevent reference to freed memory on error path
Driver-core: Fix bogus 0 error return in device_add()
Driver core: driver_attribute parameters can often be const*
Driver core: bin_attribute parameters can often be const*
Driver core: device_attribute parameters can often be const*
Doc/stable rules: add new cherry-pick logic
vfs: get_sb_single() - do not pass options twice
devtmpfs: Convert dirlock to a mutex
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | 24 |
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt index a452227361b1..5effa5bd993b 100644 --- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt +++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt @@ -26,13 +26,33 @@ Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree: - Send the patch, after verifying that it follows the above rules, to stable@kernel.org. + - To have the patch automatically included in the stable tree, add the + the tag + Cc: stable@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 than this can be specified in the following format in + the sign-off area: + + Cc: <stable@kernel.org> # .32.x: a1f84a3: sched: Check for idle + Cc: <stable@kernel.org> # .32.x: 1b9508f: sched: Rate-limit newidle + Cc: <stable@kernel.org> # .32.x: fd21073: sched: Fix affinity logic + Cc: <stable@kernel.org> # .32.x + Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> + + The tag sequence has the meaning of: + git cherry-pick a1f84a3 + git cherry-pick 1b9508f + git cherry-pick fd21073 + git cherry-pick <this commit> + - 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. - - If the stable@kernel.org 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 security@kernel.org address. |