Commit 2263c40e authored by Thorsten Leemhuis's avatar Thorsten Leemhuis Committed by Jonathan Corbet

docs: stable-kernel-rules: call mainline by its name and change example

Fine-tuning:

* s/Linus' tree/Linux mainline/, as mainline is the term used elsewhere
  in the document.

* Provide a better example for the 'delayed backporting' case that uses
  a fixed rather than a relative reference point, which makes it easier
  to handle for the stable team.
Signed-off-by: default avatarThorsten Leemhuis <linux@leemhuis.info>
Reviewed-by: default avatarGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarJonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/0a120573ea827aee12d45e7bd802ba85c09884da.1714367921.git.linux@leemhuis.info
parent db483303
...@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Everything you ever wanted to know about Linux -stable releases ...@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Everything you ever wanted to know about Linux -stable releases
Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the
"-stable" tree: "-stable" tree:
- 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 must be obviously correct and tested.
- It cannot be bigger than 100 lines, with context. - It cannot be bigger than 100 lines, with context.
- It must follow the - It must follow the
...@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ comment to pass arbitrary or predefined notes: ...@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ comment to pass arbitrary or predefined notes:
.. code-block:: none .. code-block:: none
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # after 4 weeks in mainline Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # after -rc3
* Point out known problems: * Point out known problems:
......
Markdown is supported
0%
or
You are about to add 0 people to the discussion. Proceed with caution.
Finish editing this message first!
Please register or to comment