From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.remote-ip=100.103.45.18 ARC-Seal: i=1; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc20261015; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; t=1792506340; b=EaIvjx/9sXpyhdDrH2QB8ZxP6/3DhZj2daH6V0xUAQIoRoNxvQvY2yVIaC/0quQRU9gT u1VziTBS84xXN3CXJ/Te54Mw1tsiCz0We20hhN3U0O0Rt4CW9oDWjZLf7nKL9z/oFk7mm 1xcTQKTqxw+Bp2tBVlqBy22e+zU9ETp9IK+ym5pmhGkXNUYJhXNaTm5wFRh0TZupZOp/M A3y/HV4WQC9wR6QCeaqQb6XLmKi663/Zux6IgdVjTEq9C8yhQCxZVa2Jr0cLK3xLW14+g dckAqadk0if5V2NL2TR921PN9IHNVgCj7k/1wWRrrfRKHRb12S2NMc4jNXrTYwzqvhg== ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc20261015; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1792506340; h=Received:DKIM-Signature:From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:Message-ID:X-Mailer: MIME-Version:Content-Transfer-Encoding; bh=8h82BZn/dr8JnZ5jrgrsVJGvd09onNJ58+84IX1QMR4=; b=jHvhDKMXFEy5vwRESJtsZsX4ZUDffS4xL38ZhWNjmTCRM019l9tXQ53WuXF5dBAheEWq 5djHr4KRtTLDJRXrsdXV2WRmpI7WgH0uvhfaSS2nxt+Rwci+/CxodhLAif0kr89RAZDzl qk425XAdwtFZ/nF/GduYMKkQN947ZqzwnTudPPm6H4UjyFl8VqDU4gjKw+GmwrTGfS4mN T5WrDo0ovvOrtuGnCbkJAECA1JP3gJyEzsUQtHzI7fyNdtxrKZlI0Xocry4fBxKCR2jdU t/+EHw3qtDvAgxknOzFFVGCyg/YxsN5YQqjqb3+9LTqX5EjK8RWjJmjuTRZfQGPtMoA== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=k20260515 header.b=DgrgAwt7; arc=none smtp.remote-ip=100.103.45.18 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (quasi.space.kernel.org [100.103.45.18]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature ECDSA (prime256v1)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2426D606A32C; Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:25:39 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key, unprotected) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=k20260515 header.b=DgrgAwt7 Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 7FAFA1F000C4; Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:25:38 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=kernel.org; s=k20260515; t=1792506339; bh=8h82BZn/dr8JnZ5jrgrsVJGvd09onNJ58+84IX1QMR4=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date; b=DgrgAwt7Zcvj8WpF2TAf/dkFE1xWtR0+uAzzYbs6UPdda03mSB73vc0DLuPhR2XcM 3mLtt+7uOgvvU5l2yM584x1htDJWZRQg3qqzC7zBY8ME7PqQTZLZwCEe9ZlAUAJo/7 LiRQLDzqCU/rwwgW4ZzjcwlCH1NWVkZJ63IXNG6p6oBq03BmvgFedd6njfr+Z3ZQXy 42BlWomZFQTwiCduGsxvQhTsXSM/UhoSIXbPHI6Vi9Pr0lJ2qutvmiT95QjkbuGXL3 1fEsGNnilMxHSZVj7sm8ArjeY+Mqo8UYY9U9wjk0aEf6jTuiEU0ncSlAF3+AsCiRG/ oH8zEnJHjz0Ig== From: Sasha Levin To: Jonathan Corbet , Greg Kroah-Hartman Cc: Shuah Khan , Randy Dunlap , workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Bradley Morgan , SJ Park , Kees Cook , Miguel Ojeda , stable@vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH v4] docs: stable-kernel-rules: drop rules the stable trees do not apply Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:25:37 -0400 Message-ID: <20261020142537.3533510-1-sashal@kernel.org> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.53.0 X-Mailing-List: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: List-Owner: Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit The stable trees do not apply the 100 line limit or the exclusion of theoretical issues, and they require a fix to be correct and tested rather than obviously correct. Drop those rules. Assisted-by: LLM Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman Acked-by: SJ Park --- v4: - Split out of the agents skills series, where this was patch 3/7 of v3: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20261016152828.3765695-4-sashal@kernel.org - No other changes. Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst | 6 +----- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst index edf90bbe30f43..625c1b5b0e16b 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst @@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the "-stable" tree: - It or an equivalent fix must already exist in Linux mainline (upstream). -- It must be obviously correct and tested. -- It cannot be bigger than 100 lines, with context. +- It must be correct and tested. - It must follow the :ref:`Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst ` rules. @@ -24,9 +23,6 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the regression they should only be submitted by a distribution kernel maintainer and include an addendum linking to a bugzilla entry if it exists and additional information on the user-visible impact. - - No "This could be a problem..." type of things like a "theoretical race - condition", unless an explanation of how the bug can be exploited is also - provided. - No "trivial" fixes without benefit for users (spelling changes, whitespace cleanups, etc). base-commit: 3857c2fe5449541e24afc5efdb0f81a8a8f9a3a0 -- 2.53.0