From nobody Fri Feb 13 01:11:20 2026 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 79C9A13C80D; Thu, 11 Apr 2024 05:25:12 +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=1712813115; cv=none; b=SKzcDZ/olQGaeoeNm1FEc85tvQGuPQ8QR8hHqNRwRPqXxS2PGy0iWMngNJUF6APsGsOcFgVP0nCT2CUmv4eJdyrLT6rZAHeLA8GLHST9vmp/0afWLfb2LLCR6pfKHaQ1YRwWPK/xU6Pqh472TFzrJXbcq5M9tBEUCaCH6lhK8zw= ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1712813115; c=relaxed/simple; bh=sNAXyqsSuHrCeMOimsRpDYHdQcIoN+DWdb6lG2wJqRI=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References: MIME-Version; b=WJkP0LcBp12/j9L6awwCZZsDVBI4zoGoIv0onEXn+ESPtxuHoHgbZfeE7tNE4LYybSwneq8MH9vVERRQteLq/CKet2RCDzGLWzotIW6xWjoBb470Fy3AGd7Weel8JnQW1yZPmx6Be+Rdu7sJ8dRHDWbBM7WWnqjG3IWcwFkyHzM= 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=wAdfv5h4; 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="wAdfv5h4" 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=Ht6r23rX2r/4EDSCXcsVWGaAvN/0q3Ud/iZTDrOynSI=; t=1712813112; x=1713245112; b=wAdfv5h4GE9TNnGf2jMwvnqhWyf70uq+gSWyviIThvSPiTOI46qERLoSnG0Tn jJAEkrDlS9g2Oc17L9n6z6huW6DYO93PMSRQHRrHoCVuOd9rAz4rGRoEOWQbGH9iiiVx93xRfzMZn 8o6Sya4kFS9m0L3UmnGAJdRqH0Ak4cxYJa41VGop/vmopxiYlkAdD/vSnGheIR8ez9GMlW3YpKxGX kISijQM1c58RhpnUjIOpQ6HO1TVjF8B2sc/zCVZxUlh1ADKRRxoDJJkFCWNFCnGsXTVZAoOSzQ8eq 23x1VVU5t5UODclZJDCmhq0H3uBMbPymu6NG+tAw2WkMbXCV/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 1rumvr-0000rh-2s; Thu, 11 Apr 2024 07:25:07 +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 v1 1/4] docs: stable-kernel-rules: reduce redundancy Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 07:25:03 +0200 Message-ID: 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;1712813112;8245af4a; X-HE-SMSGID: 1rumvr-0000rh-2s Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Explain the general concept once in the intro to keep things somewhat shorter in the individual points. Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- 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 41f1e07abfdfa7..7bb16d42a51833 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 @@ -101,8 +100,7 @@ comment: git cherry-pick fd21073 git cherry-pick =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 @@ -119,14 +117,13 @@ 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. 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That somewhat undermines the reason for the existence of the Fixes: tag, hence point out there is an alternative to reach the same effect. 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Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis --- Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/= process/stable-kernel-rules.rst index ebd57cb9277f7b..3c05f39858c78a 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Everything you ever wanted to know about Linux -stable rele= ases Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into t= he "-stable" tree: =20 - - It or an equivalent fix must already exist in Linus' tree (upstream). + - It or an equivalent fix must already exist in Linux mainline (upstream). - It must be obviously correct and tested. - It cannot be bigger than 100 lines, with context. - It must follow the @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ comment to pass arbitrary or predefined notes: =20 .. code-block:: none =20 - Cc: # after 4 weeks in mainline + Cc: # after 6 weeks in a stable mainline rel= ease =20 * Point out known problems: =20 --=20 2.44.0 From nobody Fri Feb 13 01:11:20 2026 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 F048313C806; Thu, 11 Apr 2024 05:25:11 +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=1712813114; cv=none; b=UeEZ6ErQW9rSKbpyR+O4Id8p7aPgrTv/IYQD8WOepQK2WnmGvZ5Nr9lBvMJpbJVIrhfPTPoyfph7yLYDPLGubgmmORhhKJAPNsRiXMxjycGob37x7CmODuclYTm7teb/ZSTlGOUAbxidLV1Z7km24SvoSL5c1PnHi/4KF+9ze14= ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1712813114; c=relaxed/simple; bh=04+mK6HKoT8RZ0P6doMsa/v6ffRcXjtHwC7347AJ/Vo=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References: MIME-Version; b=LnQ7a+J2ZL6IHEuihsC7rWXsnIao/7Iw6kCa4i/wDghvBg2vgBGbsB4qRuAIKj9mTy7EAe7iDHGelUw0hI+2/7nAKC9C1rYD/HM/eND2ikUs+r3LZxOuXHOabjK0whiCdApM+YLQlvjENmxCuMAdkfNKvdosh7f5O2arBn8m+OQ= 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=j8mGbOpn; 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="j8mGbOpn" 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=nUsTnawfVlx4CUiM4HRUc248jICa8eEQVZBkmyx2shk=; t=1712813112; x=1713245112; b=j8mGbOpnv7XLtsQq5ozX0f1dLZI7s6z9t/xwjWbgGUvNzKHUY//dW1HAHil4G cBsrfWDdmVL8tjSI2XkFxU/Kqc3Rg9vtRRwd21tT+AnVr5fbRTpjNlLqsT5U7ohm0cZFm0GzBo4/v yYbr5LzPBaTDb6Ri6NlqbvDjVgg6+B87mkxhIWIixy3NN+Z0SlUcs6pnC80Qc2e2YPIU6m12ZgQj0 j2CQRIQ/JOmss8lZ8y3/4HdXOToR9tnH9alZGCpqlNZvsBY2766RqYVgqb9Jn+961iHiWAf2fR2wa sCnqJ1AZPIboFb2Yi0g6w1l2Hfu4S32fKqUJBBXgqL6zgt8lCg==; 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 1rumvr-0000rh-V2; Thu, 11 Apr 2024 07:25:08 +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 v1 4/4] docs: stable-kernel-rules: remove code-labels tags Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 07:25:06 +0200 Message-ID: <82e9304d61a1ebebfabfae86b386d2547a8479ab.1712812895.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;1712813112;8245af4a; X-HE-SMSGID: 1rumvr-0000rh-V2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Remove the 'code-block:: none' labels and switch to the shorter '::' to reduce noise. CC: Jonathan Corbet Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- Intentionally the last patch in the series to make it easy to skip in case Jonathan or someone else points out there is a reason for these tags. --- Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst | 37 +++++-------------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/= process/stable-kernel-rules.rst index 3c05f39858c78a..0ae38472bb688c 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst @@ -68,22 +68,17 @@ Option 1 ******** =20 To have a patch you submit for mainline inclusion later automatically pick= ed up -for stable trees, add the tag - -.. code-block:: none +for stable trees, add this tag in the sign-off area:: =20 Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org =20 -in the sign-off area. Once the patch is mainlined it will be applied to the -stable tree without anything else needing to be done by the author or -subsystem maintainer. +Once the patch is mainlined it will be applied to the 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 to pass arbitrary or predefined notes: =20 - * Specify any additional patch prerequisites for cherry picking: - - .. code-block:: none + * Specify any additional patch prerequisites for cherry picking:: =20 Cc: # 3.3.x: a1f84a3: sched: Check for idle Cc: # 3.3.x: 1b9508f: sched: Rate-limit newi= dle @@ -91,24 +86,18 @@ comment to pass arbitrary or predefined notes: Cc: # 3.3.x Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar =20 - The tag sequence has the meaning of: - - .. code-block:: none + The tag sequence has the meaning of:: =20 git cherry-pick a1f84a3 git cherry-pick 1b9508f git cherry-pick fd21073 git cherry-pick =20 - * Point out kernel version prerequisites: - - .. code-block:: none + * Point out kernel version prerequisites:: =20 Cc: # 3.3.x =20 - The tag has the meaning of: - - .. code-block:: none + The tag has the meaning of:: =20 git cherry-pick =20 @@ -129,9 +118,7 @@ comment to pass arbitrary or predefined notes: =20 Cc: # after 6 weeks in a stable mainline rel= ease =20 - * Point out known problems: - - .. code-block:: none + * Point out known problems:: =20 Cc: # see patch description, needs adjustmen= ts for <=3D 6.3 =20 @@ -153,15 +140,11 @@ Option 3 Send the patch, after verifying that it follows the above rules, to stable@vger.kernel.org and mention the kernel versions you wish it to be a= pplied to. When doing so, you must note the upstream commit ID in the changelog o= f your -submission with a separate line above the commit text, like this: - -.. code-block:: none +submission with a separate line above the commit text, like this:: =20 commit upstream. =20 -or alternatively: - -.. code-block:: none +Or alternatively:: =20 [ Upstream commit ] =20 --=20 2.44.0