From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from wp530.webpack.hosteurope.de (wp530.webpack.hosteurope.de [80.237.130.52]) (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 F352913AC5; Mon, 29 Apr 2024 07:18:36 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=80.237.130.52 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1714375118; cv=none; b=CwFWvwZjMOWmyUptSjDvU9N48vekVeSxoN70YWdGVx6GHA26TboN6HIJZGrXROYQ4umjWOgoUj2espplcIeh+UsoIb1USsmAVfIJLtxuEVJtsMxL11VBXxetBgde+/ZHRwegv4IhCreL4fYM2K31j/ZBTkFJ0Fv9a1ijhVh3NpQ= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1714375118; c=relaxed/simple; bh=lTfHUa+6X3dBbbyMHNjxRT794QlSydTwuuVcDpoSGiw=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References: MIME-Version; b=CDs2tQUPmRq73flQFLKyshs7YL4raUxGPJcAgZQ6SYrQF1rIC6OCmJ14FXnpprbbyCcNMravBH1n2jRGIBLnsNlL2aVa9HKCQZmmcmGjqWbBX/xdgvnxbTnZXo3VQXWPMpKOT2uzHSQPoiN0EmCRDmyGCJvZysbzMUBZnYYTfEU= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=leemhuis.info; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=leemhuis.info; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=leemhuis.info header.i=@leemhuis.info header.b=foPejAjy; arc=none smtp.client-ip=80.237.130.52 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=leemhuis.info Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=leemhuis.info Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=leemhuis.info header.i=@leemhuis.info header.b="foPejAjy" DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=leemhuis.info; s=he214686; h=Content-Transfer-Encoding:MIME-Version: References:In-Reply-To:Message-ID:Date:Subject:Cc:To:From:From:Sender: Reply-To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:To:Cc:MIME-Version:Content-Type: Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-ID:Content-Description:In-Reply-To: References; bh=v4MB+irPk//D9YryabZUxAaUkrcUIos/DQ/+395gmH4=; t=1714375117; x=1714807117; b=foPejAjyBmSo2ZG3HPi5DU+Xdkgrr+5bW/86BesxCGJVlffyNpz8ywiga2Rlg y65Z8ghV4llz3A/CpJjLpUtqUN9R+STkB9EHXHNcwIufNL+nIpoB1KmpG21uZnp5PZOQJqqh0g2RR b/PBNMYo2DN+Ic3UNR9g3ovR1oElmQN48PmEcM8a4wyePzpsisGSWcWWo3IF3Vpqqhw/1R0civIVX nQiV3FcctnKLMnKFq/9upgjFM0nhHLwMjDUrWCBbEY0Vf6GnsT8t+e216cfdai34OAcEWyailiTcd hvN4aOWC5/TPgMTq3sQ2fCidivm+JhsvlFMIoJe1jO9SEdnENw==; Received: from ip4d148da6.dynamic.kabel-deutschland.de ([77.20.141.166] helo=truhe.fritz.box); authenticated by wp530.webpack.hosteurope.de running ExIM with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) id 1s1LHV-0004e1-Ah; Mon, 29 Apr 2024 09:18:33 +0200 From: Thorsten Leemhuis To: Greg Kroah-Hartman , Sasha Levin Cc: Jonathan Corbet , stable@vger.kernel.org, workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH v2 5/5] docs: stable-kernel-rules: create special tag to flag 'no backporting' Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 09:18:30 +0200 Message-ID: <35989d3b2f3f8cf23828b0c84fde9b17a74be97c.1714367921.git.linux@leemhuis.info> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.44.0 In-Reply-To: References: Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: workflows@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-bounce-key: webpack.hosteurope.de;linux@leemhuis.info;1714375117;b475376d; X-HE-SMSGID: 1s1LHV-0004e1-Ah Document a new variant of the stable tag developers can use to make the stable team's tools ignore a change[1]. That way developers can use 'Fixes:' tags without fearing the changes might be backported in semi-automatic fashion. Such concerns are the reason why some developers deliberately omit the 'Fixes:' tag in changes[2] -- which somewhat undermines the reason for the existence of that tag and might be unwise in the long term[3]. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/b452fd54-fdc6-47e4-8c26-6627f6b7eff3@leemhuis.info/ [1] Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/cover.1712226175.git.antony.antony@secunet.com/ [2] Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/dfd87673-c581-4b4b-b37a-1cf5c817240d@leemhuis.info/ [3] Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis --- A patch to make one of the stable-script honor the flag can be found in https://lore.kernel.org/all/655ce2a3-eb04-4ade-999e-23fc5dc5fb3a@leemhuis.info/ For autosel I was unable to locate the code. --- Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst index ebf4152659f2d0..9ca8083b41c7f1 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst @@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ comment to pass arbitrary or predefined notes: Cc: # see patch description, needs adjustments for <= 6.3 +There furthermore is a variant of the stable tag you can use to make the stable +team's backporting tools (e.g AUTOSEL or scripts that look for commits +containing a 'Fixes:' tag) ignore a change:: + + Cc: # reason goes here, and must be present + .. _option_2: Option 2 -- 2.44.0