From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752758AbbCZQoZ (ORCPT ); Thu, 26 Mar 2015 12:44:25 -0400 Received: from mail-oi0-f44.google.com ([209.85.218.44]:34395 "EHLO mail-oi0-f44.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751025AbbCZQoX (ORCPT ); Thu, 26 Mar 2015 12:44:23 -0400 From: David Daney To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, stable@vger.kernel.org, Greg Kroah-Hartman Cc: David Daney Subject: [PATCH v2] stable_kernel_rules: Add clause about specification of kernel versions to patch. Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 09:44:18 -0700 Message-Id: <1427388258-21349-1-git-send-email-ddaney.cavm@gmail.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.7.11.7 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: David Daney Signed-off-by: David Daney --- v2: Rebased, because first version no longer applied. 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 02f8331..15bd56c 100644 --- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt +++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt @@ -81,6 +81,16 @@ format in the sign-off area: git cherry-pick fd21073 git cherry-pick +Also, some patches may have kernel version prerequisites. This can be +specified in the 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. + Following the submission: - The sender will receive an ACK when the patch has been accepted into the -- 1.7.11.7