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=-18.8 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, USER_AGENT_GIT autolearn=ham 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 944D9C433DB for ; Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:34:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49EBB235F8 for ; Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:34:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1727682AbhAMQeG (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:34:06 -0500 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:36098 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1727484AbhAMQeG (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Jan 2021 11:34:06 -0500 Received: from mail-wm1-x32c.google.com (mail-wm1-x32c.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::32c]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E6468C061794 for ; Wed, 13 Jan 2021 08:33:25 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail-wm1-x32c.google.com with SMTP id e25so2184014wme.0 for ; Wed, 13 Jan 2021 08:33:25 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=linaro.org; s=google; h=from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:mime-version :content-transfer-encoding; bh=NGCZdsFKJWiEc3OQrxZt2hriTeRVybh3qyvM4UrUMLU=; b=x3xpkOkvIcybs/NjofIbtLA2wckcmEtmgx28mmK4aHpHBI1BXWLI8pZz0WzZzEGFCt lqb9OIvHhexUD4mfWZkNC9HKNG4u8r61+UT7vidDQ0USw4CtFRv7wOoZ6yawwktboz0B DtZnuCRPZssp9KwlxS+mZqPDoMk3HNCYWYXoCcDCC0uwRKeUH+uxsfeVFkIRv535v65r JAimaSzUkpIbn6vCwFp6MtfvJKog/6oDVS9WPVbk3Sx20lonky2prbv4H+zmmIwdifH4 oUK4UcIyPRBNGtnj4urBndpJEoWpqfaFyPIZ9E9d9mnjVf/crprAtUUS58FUdvTa3dcG 1ydQ== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:mime-version :content-transfer-encoding; bh=NGCZdsFKJWiEc3OQrxZt2hriTeRVybh3qyvM4UrUMLU=; b=t0yR6Maoxu7cLJR/wDcCteO7gBpR66k7Wo8FAg8KGMW5uCndx0XAmHfegB/RCtJuRh ADQUcmLMtjrzdJ0HIMwYllBonPnYf//YWQe40MAmvChgwxyC/AOHLzfn71fDLHwmCrAc zB7jfoV3OkF35gT7LmCDnyiknswvUOdYOzryy1f73SGwP53iElT62YU0zf2DDh04ck2+ bKgtItRE1/HWBsR7vEukY6C8OGPFUvEAD9WkbLxHMHbmgmOgbiSn/+mZsF5m29rbgXAW 4ccbpr6FOLJAeVR1i7JQ13hXs/g0rxLpSXa9cxpwzKw79Lr9Vp2ZS5GJiBrmIO+sKnfo J/xA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533xb+28vYAsliTielvWa4IB84386UxxMw8fVtXwHFKDUO2iTCQK ObIfpTXkKMj+c5DHWasxXvrnYQ== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJw2UGtEIs7agh31VQ/lw0viAuHQ+FpVDBi2NZ21ev+oHKJCh93ldbkuXql/kl2iO9+0gcM2mw== X-Received: by 2002:a7b:cc8e:: with SMTP id p14mr70691wma.69.1610555604648; Wed, 13 Jan 2021 08:33:24 -0800 (PST) Received: from dell.default ([91.110.221.229]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id q7sm3843912wrx.62.2021.01.13.08.33.23 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Wed, 13 Jan 2021 08:33:23 -0800 (PST) From: Lee Jones To: lee.jones@linaro.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Greg Kroah-Hartman , Jonathan Corbet , linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH v2 1/1] docs: submitting-patches: Emphasise the requirement to Cc: stable when using Fixes: tag Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:33:15 +0000 Message-Id: <20210113163315.1331064-1-lee.jones@linaro.org> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.25.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org 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 --- v2: - Link to the 'stable-kernel-rules' document as per Greg's request Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst index 7c97ad580e7d0..7f48cccc75cdf 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst @@ -556,6 +556,11 @@ 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. +Note: Attaching a Fixes: tag does not subvert the stable kernel rules +process nor the requirement to Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org on all stable +patch candidates. For more information, please read +:ref:`Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst ` + .. _the_canonical_patch_format: The canonical patch format -- 2.25.1