From nobody Fri Dec 19 12:31:39 2025 Received: from wp530.webpack.hosteurope.de (wp530.webpack.hosteurope.de [80.237.130.52]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C056010A25; Mon, 29 Apr 2024 07:18:36 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=80.237.130.52 ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1714375118; cv=none; b=DoRBWdm1VNwj6WnL9GBeVRoi4XtPVLomfMpfonhvWqxYGL03t1I5EfxynvZs5CMqaU2GRdOH8WzJSh1Q8IG1QbkXxRwvejPGnBe1ZWNKJRQ+507PafrKHB8DGmanNtG9dbESQFxc1+bh3KIPnvxT8nInv7mgeTQHm0LD6QUtqok= ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1714375118; c=relaxed/simple; bh=FUv8C/H7hY9I+fk/65VVZ7+kKtRRAkdhg7RM70eHSKI=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References: MIME-Version; b=EmtxucKp7Ee7czQHrgsUOtjh3LxO1yD9BlyxpV5gbkzYNsJju1ozx3j8XaYvMc9iBysUQTtNl6vlAHqg1Cx7qXtCHQcspwH6GNiOUMb9+axo2z6mJ1EIh8Br4n5eZ2vzgDdHrmRZSIzNR/SYr7AujfcSUo1ndm8d6cUY23UFi/s= ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=leemhuis.info; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=leemhuis.info; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=leemhuis.info header.i=@leemhuis.info header.b=I4IliJyU; arc=none smtp.client-ip=80.237.130.52 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=leemhuis.info Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=leemhuis.info Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=leemhuis.info header.i=@leemhuis.info header.b="I4IliJyU" DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=leemhuis.info; s=he214686; h=Content-Transfer-Encoding:MIME-Version: References:In-Reply-To:Message-ID:Date:Subject:Cc:To:From:From:Sender: Reply-To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:To:Cc:MIME-Version:Content-Type: Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-ID:Content-Description:In-Reply-To: References; bh=zHxiPlbn8iylFbdHdlasv5xRFVd2Xjc1sCdQba/lytQ=; t=1714375116; x=1714807116; b=I4IliJyUKWOIwiWYMzQ/hDxuV1KkuQf6ivBolodzHzOHp0VgU+jzxnZsPDdSE mvogawIjvc1sR9tARu8/DkaYVoOXCFrio4Dq7CwXjbJrHZTiFRxdD+HTxvso9Ydj1SkKH8Cmw2Yyf c3j8eTJnq6bjBw+dbk1UMssmLXbYGTwjX8MCbiP9SmTw5Qwta/50zlOmZftT5XU8KmlM+EmJ88Q90 azd/Bzv64/mFIOv+fWIjliiqrqbjpTvGk17eEPnYG8YUBSAqO9PJcdnNiJX87hiX/HL5Y/bcm1KGm zWGqDZAQXeeWqx+fdaHxMaPHnZCzYqdna1/lCkiLTkQL/Pa3/w==; Received: from ip4d148da6.dynamic.kabel-deutschland.de ([77.20.141.166] helo=truhe.fritz.box); authenticated by wp530.webpack.hosteurope.de running ExIM with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) id 1s1LHT-0004e1-Sv; Mon, 29 Apr 2024 09:18:31 +0200 From: Thorsten Leemhuis To: Greg Kroah-Hartman , Sasha Levin Cc: Jonathan Corbet , stable@vger.kernel.org, workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH v2 1/5] docs: stable-kernel-rules: reduce redundancy Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 09:18:26 +0200 Message-ID: <106e21789e2bf02d174e1715b49cd4d30886d51f.1714367921.git.linux@leemhuis.info> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.44.0 In-Reply-To: References: Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-bounce-key: webpack.hosteurope.de;linux@leemhuis.info;1714375116;044ac9ba; X-HE-SMSGID: 1s1LHT-0004e1-Sv Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Explain the general concept once in the intro to keep things somewhat shorter in the individual points. Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis --- Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst | 13 +++++-------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/= process/stable-kernel-rules.rst index 1704f1c686d0a8..0da9c57287c134 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst @@ -79,10 +79,9 @@ stable tree without anything else needing to be done by = the author or subsystem maintainer. =20 To sent additional instructions to the stable team, use a shell-style inli= ne -comment: +comment to pass arbitrary or predefined notes: =20 - * To specify any additional patch prerequisites for cherry picking use the - following format in the sign-off area: + * Specify any additional patch prerequisites for cherry picking: =20 .. code-block:: none =20 @@ -114,8 +113,7 @@ comment: prerequisite of patch2 if you have already marked patch1 for stable inclusion. =20 - * For patches that may have kernel version prerequisites specify them usi= ng - the following format in the sign-off area: + * Point out kernel version prerequisites: =20 .. code-block:: none =20 @@ -132,14 +130,13 @@ comment: Note, such tagging is unnecessary if the stable team can derive the appropriate versions from Fixes: tags. =20 - * To delay pick up of patches, use the following format: + * Delay pick up of patches: =20 .. code-block:: none =20 Cc: # after 4 weeks in mainline =20 - * For any other requests, just add a note to the stable tag. This for exa= mple - can be used to point out known problems: + * Point out known problems: =20 .. code-block:: none =20 --=20 2.44.0