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 96E5113C810; Thu, 11 Apr 2024 05:25:12 +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=1712813114; cv=none; b=hO+KjbLgMJfe90IyMFxPGdOhtmSOg99Ywct07Avo7ovrsMji8sFiH3ClV5ifZgshKfILnHVkQyZBzB+XSHX1AdCfXsB7P4nz5DdPOaCWm6pjLj9VBesAGr5LgOP3wt53hboN0X55VyC0qgUZlgtueEAQTFSS9MouI8heCFVwwls= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1712813114; c=relaxed/simple; bh=pY/KsiwkSSrnTo1CDrGux687+Q84CUyArAIKkfMLfXU=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References: MIME-Version; b=eRj1XdJuB73p+NdKkqwA6lXPeWDsg+Ip2c3G/Hx/pvKm770RnMWO7VhBprawm0orXYupKhjhgou/1hiw4kgCnDaexPnXFbgyYs3jv5YSHj/zBPIg2gwY7w1SCtWmOduZ6vho2EkPx8Vr24SuQ1u2Sts4pJYpsW1VDCyi7QJHM4I= 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=PQkVZyLF; 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="PQkVZyLF" 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=CwRkdAu5gHV8CG+unzDNLJuqPeE7Wh9EpIy9OgvjDHo=; t=1712813112; x=1713245112; b=PQkVZyLFoe6VsBpzhQHUTkp82Um9stH/VNSHqirEBsx+ATl0ea9w/7Um/XA3+ NJS5fLD8Dbem87+djk4Zg6oHo0RSCFuy2PGJP3dU73A1JJMG1K5+g/SzQ/akMAGnRBHMvyZovqkD1 KLn1kEgmoTioo0ElKcWW90CIVXCQjnc8LhWzD578DNpfzDNudomIY38wpj1PSMUNFizt3g33Sg27d YY957bkQwEveQ3TNyUM9pUNeyHAqQdBGCmtBFj9m8tw99KemtvQ4Fi/BXolFygz3zq2Ur9idFC1Oj 6mBbmS5rYahlsr5M0tV0L6pc+tuCuMs27/K+sdPHPY19ZKBcww==; 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 1rumvr-0000rh-CA; Thu, 11 Apr 2024 07:25:07 +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 v1 2/4] docs: stable-kernel-rules: mention "no semi-automatic backport" Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 07:25:04 +0200 Message-ID: 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;1712813112;8245af4a; X-HE-SMSGID: 1rumvr-0000rh-CA Some developers deliberately steer clear of 'Fixes:' tags to prevent changes from being backported semi-automatically by the stable team. That somewhat undermines the reason for the existence of the Fixes: tag, hence point out there is an alternative to reach the same effect. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/dfd87673-c581-4b4b-b37a-1cf5c817240d@leemhuis.info/ Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis --- 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 7bb16d42a51833..ebd57cb9277f7b 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst @@ -117,6 +117,12 @@ comment to pass arbitrary or predefined notes: Note, such tagging is unnecessary if the stable team can derive the appropriate versions from Fixes: tags. + * Prevent semi-automatic backporting of changes carrying a 'Fixes:' tag: + + .. code-block:: none + + Cc: # no semi-automatic backport + * Delay pick up of patches: .. code-block:: none -- 2.44.0