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 97075883D; Mon, 29 Apr 2024 07:51:08 +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=1714377068; cv=none; b=A7BG0P0B4zYFtNb0s/AZ/6NoO7tk9J0782WJ4zd8FgT+HtmghyQRVKqrYS9hggqws22viHKuKB/Y9MwHPreWNV/psliEujg4j8iLu3n+oRAv1gNGSzih2425y2OgBbysW14GFhetAcUzGYE4BeMIUFxTV6V8pLadTpu0CbGJ1oY= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1714377068; c=relaxed/simple; bh=McMEvZTQ6MNqR/t54W2eBDQB6SXAnERPBrY+KwJc16Y=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:Message-ID:References:MIME-Version: Content-Type:Content-Disposition:In-Reply-To; b=L1ZmrQPf596CUXiLfjJf5ePfk2+hRgI9hwh7olIePfasIs53b4Ytw0kwmB/mWBR2fp5b2ysejrvMaImVWpYbr7x2jq6cRdO4YAa1p9RAPdHNiQy4SjdspkkojbYP/bIU7WI+wfCsJVzpf4cwb9CFj5kt9AES41Mv4/VQYE0v/uQ= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linuxfoundation.org header.i=@linuxfoundation.org header.b=Zjl2L+fS; 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="Zjl2L+fS" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 015AFC113CD; Mon, 29 Apr 2024 07:51:07 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=linuxfoundation.org; s=korg; t=1714377068; bh=McMEvZTQ6MNqR/t54W2eBDQB6SXAnERPBrY+KwJc16Y=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=Zjl2L+fShKi1Srk5oK9LjSUdOYVVoFxv4TbxuKP2BxTrzdtIqKC20YbMx6t4y2Ccj d94jmHjjk88Q915550yLOZvNSey3AnNJMFKr8uI6RGEhDk5VhY4M3JXBZRo3CBj29e S8zThCWLdJ+cowu5VzrTiGRLJqju7cRrA0GPWUd8= Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 09:51:05 +0200 From: Greg Kroah-Hartman To: Thorsten Leemhuis Cc: Sasha Levin , Jonathan Corbet , stable@vger.kernel.org, workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/5] docs: stable-kernel-rules: explain use of stable@kernel.org (w/o @vger.) Message-ID: <2024042957-revision-sublevel-57c2@gregkh> References: <6783b71da48aac5290756343f58591dc42da87bc.1714367921.git.linux@leemhuis.info> 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: <6783b71da48aac5290756343f58591dc42da87bc.1714367921.git.linux@leemhuis.info> On Mon, Apr 29, 2024 at 09:18:29AM +0200, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote: > Document when to use of stable@kernel.org instead of > stable@vger.kernel.org, as the two are easily mixed up and their > difference not explained anywhere[1]. > > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240422231550.3cf5f723@sal.lan/ [1] > Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis > --- > Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst | 4 ++++ > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst > index b4af627154f1d8..ebf4152659f2d0 100644 > --- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst > +++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst > @@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ for stable trees, add this tag in the sign-off area:: > > Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org > > +Use ``Cc: stable@kernel.org`` instead when fixing unpublished vulnerabilities: > +it reduces the chance of accidentally exposing the fix to the public by way of > +'git send-email', as mails sent to that address are not delivered anywhere. The "fun" part of just saying this is that then it is a huge "signal" to others that "hey, this might be a security fix!" when it lands in Linus's tree. But hey, we do what we can, I know my scripts always use this address just to put a bit more noise into that signal :) That being said, it's good to have this documented now, thanks for it: Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman