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| author | David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com> | 2015-03-26 10:09:08 -0700 |
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| committer | Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> | 2015-03-26 23:52:24 +0100 |
| commit | fdc81b7910ad5153bf257e5f7861be71f75a02ef (patch) | |
| tree | 488817323c3be0056287281b463dad30d0780a4d /Documentation | |
| parent | d82d54af7b14092dc5934a8ce09170789c9ddb57 (diff) | |
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stable_kernel_rules: Add clause about specification of kernel versions to patch.
Signed-off-by: David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | 10 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt index 02f8331edb8b..58d0ac4df946 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 <this commit> +Also, some patches may have kernel version prerequisites. This can be +specified in the following format in the sign-off area: + + Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x- + + The tag has the meaning of: + git cherry-pick <this commit> + + 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 |