From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (aws-us-west-2-korg-mail-1.web.codeaurora.org [10.30.226.201]) (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 615F533CC2; Wed, 17 Apr 2024 07:55:53 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1713340553; cv=none; b=anpBRcbqbqvDLcx4p+0E1RCG8FNsRf4BZxZESqfxbWE3y4R3otOZRBAD6xybbEg8m2iB3iSk3SUpw6rzXZd3C5r52ZOkCtTT3/GQHnxptB3G7a+7a+hphlgggy4mzr2/r7IOm3Yv/zwqxR/SdG8GaLK0GCDdZI7mBasAVTcwqgA= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1713340553; c=relaxed/simple; bh=TgbiouoggRub+X4mEPgPNFpZCQsY4sCtPk19K9N4bto=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:Message-ID:References:MIME-Version: Content-Type:Content-Disposition:In-Reply-To; b=ONuV+0P4wrD8OQ+68ARHaKooT8cGvDpgRJULdlkhlqplRozwKOYAbYoVTDBg0vuKLQCQNrpb2+VdcHWg5f44jFoZ+PaQpZXxFKv8JPZ7LLpfav4vJ6IfbBO2ehYTnRkAyFvfYAG8QeJ/R/wDdODCTJ5hcM8zZxy1UcPIIyoNNlI= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linuxfoundation.org header.i=@linuxfoundation.org header.b=aj6tOUU8; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linuxfoundation.org header.i=@linuxfoundation.org header.b="aj6tOUU8" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 9E1ECC072AA; Wed, 17 Apr 2024 07:55:52 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=linuxfoundation.org; s=korg; t=1713340553; bh=TgbiouoggRub+X4mEPgPNFpZCQsY4sCtPk19K9N4bto=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=aj6tOUU8dPw3YrHFPsXp6bKHxKwZ573hGO11WNkwVFz+qZjDShzBUEIF97vlmr3AE CnfEDH8BrEljaPgpYdOKiejozIEGUcT+a3lS4RxeIuE410W+euCq9c8VcFNhcWHLSL FipEi/4UwZHHKOb17f3VrFnp48z1u2AQmGXe1/cw= Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 09:55:50 +0200 From: Greg KH To: Thorsten Leemhuis Cc: helpdesk@kernel.org, "workflows@vger.kernel.org" , LKML Subject: Re: Please create the email alias do-not-apply-to-stable@kernel.org -> /dev/null Message-ID: <2024041736-earmuff-luster-a9ab@gregkh> References: Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: workflows@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: On Wed, Apr 17, 2024 at 09:48:18AM +0200, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote: > Hi kernel.org helpdesk! > > Could you please create the email alias > do-not-apply-to-stable@kernel.org which redirects all mail to /dev/null, > just like stable@kernel.org does? > > That's an idea GregKH brought up a few days ago here: > https://lore.kernel.org/all/2024041123-earthling-primarily-4656@gregkh/ > > To quote: > > > How about: > > cc: # Reason goes here, and must be present > > > > and we can make that address be routed to /dev/null just like > > is? > > There was some discussion about using something shorter, but in the end > there was no strong opposition and the thread ended a a few days ago. > > The goal is to have a tag that developers can use in Linux kenrel > commits that have a Fixes: tag, but nevertheless should not be > backported by the stable-team without explicit request. The thread > linked above explains this in more detail. Once the address exists I'll > resubmit the patches in question that will document the tag. > > Is asking for this here like this the right way? If I need to file a > ticket somewhere or some ack from a higher authority, just let me know! I approve this message :) thanks, greg k-h