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 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 00B98EB64DC for ; Tue, 11 Jul 2023 08:42:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S230383AbjGKImR (ORCPT ); Tue, 11 Jul 2023 04:42:17 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:53100 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S230128AbjGKImP (ORCPT ); Tue, 11 Jul 2023 04:42:15 -0400 Received: from dfw.source.kernel.org (dfw.source.kernel.org [139.178.84.217]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DF24EAD; Tue, 11 Jul 2023 01:42:14 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp.kernel.org (relay.kernel.org [52.25.139.140]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by dfw.source.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7D13C61384; Tue, 11 Jul 2023 08:42:14 +0000 (UTC) Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D3C37C433C8; Tue, 11 Jul 2023 08:42:13 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=k20201202; t=1689064933; bh=QWqb6klTfmzfPW+ObPRcGzlmwX27fx2bnikx5E4aU60=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=oBQfTfUvpoLnrtR0W+2pR+8XNjfYaY6d4/QQSdqWSykbFjvleVQtpGqlgzFO5556H IXw89gq/zYeahe1kOtiKC+EW5+HfDVvRcAsbG8M4ZBOngVHJZn/wt00sjzeuUvV1Od 4hYkN2iUxChLyl/FR4WzFJxIKJx9hmRohycLafQ/ubJaffUCR505YGzHRFi3ndDESq VrQfrtEqR/CCT8NqKgzCS4NZ11Ir4LqGdA3yjM64481uSIV4AMxGy/+udPfQl5RIu/ YFNE+MUyvovFuLGObmgEBFXgZmz0Ht9EnPUqtc6v66IXWRn1f6Wde6q2F28htCT+dv fCsvCS4y09SSg== Received: from johan by xi.lan with local (Exim 4.96) (envelope-from ) id 1qJ8xF-0007QV-2r; Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:42:42 +0200 Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:42:41 +0200 From: Johan Hovold To: Thorsten Leemhuis Cc: Greg KH , stable@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Sasha Levin , Jonathan Corbet Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v1 0/3] docs: stable-kernel-rules: add delayed backporting option and a few tweaks Message-ID: References: <29fb398b-a81c-70f9-f67c-21daaa42e4f7@leemhuis.info> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <29fb398b-a81c-70f9-f67c-21daaa42e4f7@leemhuis.info> Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Jul 10, 2023 at 07:18:43PM +0200, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote: > On 10.07.23 19:10, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote: > > * For patches that may have kernel version prerequisites specify them using > > the following format in the sign-off area: > > > > .. code-block:: none > > > > Cc: # 3.3.x > > > > The tag has the meaning of: > > > > .. code-block:: none > > > > git cherry-pick > > > > For each "-stable" tree starting with the specified version. > > /me wonders if something like a "note, such tagging is unnecessary if > the appropriate version can be derived from a Fixes: tag" would be > appropriate and worth it here Having these comments in the patch itself makes it easier to determine whether a fix addresses a recent regression or an issue that's been around since forever without having to copy-paste and look up each commit in the Fixes tag(s). Johan