Commit fdc81b79 authored by David Daney's avatar David Daney Committed by Greg Kroah-Hartman

stable_kernel_rules: Add clause about specification of kernel versions to patch.

Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid Daney <david.daney@cavium.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
parent d82d54af
......@@ -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
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