From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-15.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,INCLUDES_CR_TRAILER, INCLUDES_PATCH,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF04EC433DB for ; Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:10:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 612722343B for ; Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:10:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1727155AbhAMQJt (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:09:49 -0500 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:58896 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1727012AbhAMQJt (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:09:49 -0500 Received: from mail-wr1-x433.google.com (mail-wr1-x433.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::433]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 035C5C061786 for ; Wed, 13 Jan 2021 08:09:03 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail-wr1-x433.google.com with SMTP id w5so2677216wrm.11 for ; Wed, 13 Jan 2021 08:09:02 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=linaro.org; s=google; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references:mime-version :content-disposition:content-transfer-encoding:in-reply-to; bh=zGaFG6Yz9aSW0b45VX30cQ6Ygah6IcUybvH0IP7gJ9E=; b=rpG1n6IkSCxRPm/Ihn3e2VN0Z41A3uNhZ5++D6iXnTZhg8lTapbhxAp5to4zK49J62 kauwMOoXXnxOr4yroJd9JpAdaimUX4J0iwzbG14eHKvp1l+gjpFErKOhSXjFzBnLAcEZ 9sVbFbZ03S2RqV1JAON07pt1UYHiAa+3pNwgUHWwuQoF6x6lUiviFFL8ogZwquj7Vh6K Q9HA/UVmn3O+0gk9JyBrTzePbyKqmKVjvvagjbl6tILyr7JXdUv2pZ9nHsjage06sbPw M5Y62NkKbF4J75OAWc7Uf5+EN3/GOdCN0Gt08y/lXvxseinlO12kC6ABb3x1xGnxnP5m +K+Q== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references :mime-version:content-disposition:content-transfer-encoding :in-reply-to; bh=zGaFG6Yz9aSW0b45VX30cQ6Ygah6IcUybvH0IP7gJ9E=; b=XKwQGuoSYJZjK0PkRLwtTEM6dInouC+82Ir4a1L48BwM33UO4bQazzYv2J42QQqzXu pX+8AIqrZeE3Jg5BsWvg9BIbpCoFdHH9RiM/kcQyjHd5cKi487g7xp62f0vvWuMSUPPH j01L89m5Z2qg1BUtqBSS+JH1I9ORR9cVnuk2dokwSN+wmxH7Cxeh7eKlXaJVPLoxy1aB H/I33AYQVpuIGCdBrcNDFx3cnMsSP1A4LKPaf9Agl+nNCHq5PdRSwh0nO4DAslvw91eL TRwbgrkAWrBtnKlffG8E90NjJmU99bCrMFXXaywGNPMT3jRjiqQmFdAtlf0M15G1zhCO jwlg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530617edNQpcMctynQI+wTtIo1Y4y8V9+U9YTBlRQKqSRNGJl3ZO MWwUSHyg0hpfuLRqgCBGVxGlFg== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJzqvHtdgJahhofmO5YKsploUOpWJy7B0mEzcByyg9gwr10NixDhD+8JJZXMQFxUgoU5u9JCKg== X-Received: by 2002:a5d:504d:: with SMTP id h13mr3446999wrt.246.1610554141784; Wed, 13 Jan 2021 08:09:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from dell ([91.110.221.229]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id n8sm4071875wrs.34.2021.01.13.08.09.00 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Wed, 13 Jan 2021 08:09:01 -0800 (PST) Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:08:59 +0000 From: Lee Jones To: Greg Kroah-Hartman Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Jonathan Corbet , linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] docs: submitting-patches: Emphasise the requirement to Cc: stable when using Fixes: tag Message-ID: <20210113160859.GE3975472@dell> References: <20210113142347.1263024-1-lee.jones@linaro.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org On Wed, 13 Jan 2021, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 02:23:47PM +0000, Lee Jones 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 > > Cc: Jonathan Corbet > > Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org > > Signed-off-by: Lee Jones > > --- > > Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 3 ++- > > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst > > index 7c97ad580e7d0..636ef067c1565 100644 > > --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst > > +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst > > @@ -554,7 +554,8 @@ is used to make it easy to determine where a bug originated, which can help > > review a bug fix. This tag also assists the stable kernel team in determining > > which stable kernel versions should receive your fix. This is the preferred > > method for indicating a bug fixed by the patch. See :ref:`describe_changes` > > -for more details. > > +for more details. Attaching a Fixes: tag does not replace the requirement to > > +Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org on all stable patch candidates. > > Want to just link to the "stable kernel rules" document here to show > the proper way to do this is documented there? I think this needs to be clearly stated here. What if we linked to the rules document *as well*? -- Lee Jones [李琼斯] Senior Technical Lead - Developer Services Linaro.org │ Open source software for Arm SoCs Follow Linaro: Facebook | Twitter | Blog