From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: From: David Daney To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Greg Kroah-Hartman , stable@vger.kernel.org Cc: David Daney Subject: [PATCH] stable_kernel_rules: Add clause about specification of kernel versions to patch. Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 15:39:23 -0800 Message-Id: <1423525163-22145-1-git-send-email-ddaney.cavm@gmail.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: From: David Daney Signed-off-by: David Daney --- Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt index aee73e7..82c097a 100644 --- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt +++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt @@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree: 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. + - The kernel versions, to which the patch should be applied, can be + specified in the following format in the sign-off area: + + Cc: # 3.3.x + + The tag has the meaning of: + git cherry-pick + + For each "-stable" tree starting with the specified version. + - If the patch requires other patches as prerequisites which can be cherry-picked, then this can be specified in the following format in the sign-off area: -- 1.7.11.7