Re: [PATCH] Documentation: process: Describe kernel version prefix for third option

[Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Tue, Nov 01, 2022 at 08:17:43PM +0700, Bagas Sanjaya wrote:
> The current wording on third option of stable kernel submission doesn't
> mention how to specify desired kernel version. Submitters reading the
> documentation could simply send multiple backported patches of the same
> upstream commit without any kernel version information, leaving stable
> maintainers and reviewers hard time to figure out the correct kernel
> version to be applied.
> 
> Describe the subject prefix for specifying kernel version for the case
> above.
> 
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>
> ---
>  This patch is sent as response to [1].
> 
>  [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/stable/20221101074351.GA8310@amd/
> 
>  Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst | 4 +++-
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
> index 2fd8aa593a2851..409ae73c1ffcd1 100644
> --- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
> @@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ Option 3
>  Send the patch, after verifying that it follows the above rules, to
>  stable@vger.kernel.org.  You must note the upstream commit ID in the
>  changelog of your submission, as well as the kernel version you wish
> -it to be applied to.
> +it to be applied to by adding desired kernel version number to the
> +patch subject prefix. For example, patches targeting 5.15 kernel should
> +have ``[PATCH 5.15]`` prefix.

No, sorry, this is not needed and does not have to be in the subject
line at all.

The current wording is fine, it's just that people don't always read it.

so consider this a NAK.

thanks,

greg k-h-