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 79C9A13C80D; 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=1712813115; cv=none; b=SKzcDZ/olQGaeoeNm1FEc85tvQGuPQ8QR8hHqNRwRPqXxS2PGy0iWMngNJUF6APsGsOcFgVP0nCT2CUmv4eJdyrLT6rZAHeLA8GLHST9vmp/0afWLfb2LLCR6pfKHaQ1YRwWPK/xU6Pqh472TFzrJXbcq5M9tBEUCaCH6lhK8zw= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1712813115; c=relaxed/simple; bh=sNAXyqsSuHrCeMOimsRpDYHdQcIoN+DWdb6lG2wJqRI=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References: MIME-Version; b=WJkP0LcBp12/j9L6awwCZZsDVBI4zoGoIv0onEXn+ESPtxuHoHgbZfeE7tNE4LYybSwneq8MH9vVERRQteLq/CKet2RCDzGLWzotIW6xWjoBb470Fy3AGd7Weel8JnQW1yZPmx6Be+Rdu7sJ8dRHDWbBM7WWnqjG3IWcwFkyHzM= 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=wAdfv5h4; 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="wAdfv5h4" 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=Ht6r23rX2r/4EDSCXcsVWGaAvN/0q3Ud/iZTDrOynSI=; t=1712813112; x=1713245112; b=wAdfv5h4GE9TNnGf2jMwvnqhWyf70uq+gSWyviIThvSPiTOI46qERLoSnG0Tn jJAEkrDlS9g2Oc17L9n6z6huW6DYO93PMSRQHRrHoCVuOd9rAz4rGRoEOWQbGH9iiiVx93xRfzMZn 8o6Sya4kFS9m0L3UmnGAJdRqH0Ak4cxYJa41VGop/vmopxiYlkAdD/vSnGheIR8ez9GMlW3YpKxGX kISijQM1c58RhpnUjIOpQ6HO1TVjF8B2sc/zCVZxUlh1ADKRRxoDJJkFCWNFCnGsXTVZAoOSzQ8eq 23x1VVU5t5UODclZJDCmhq0H3uBMbPymu6NG+tAw2WkMbXCV/w==; 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-2s; 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 1/4] docs: stable-kernel-rules: reduce redundancy Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 07:25:03 +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-2s Explain the general concept once in the intro to keep things somewhat shorter in the individual points. Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis --- Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst | 13 +++++-------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst index 41f1e07abfdfa7..7bb16d42a51833 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst @@ -79,10 +79,9 @@ stable tree without anything else needing to be done by the author or subsystem maintainer. To sent additional instructions to the stable team, use a shell-style inline -comment: +comment to pass arbitrary or predefined notes: - * To specify any additional patch prerequisites for cherry picking use the - following format in the sign-off area: + * Specify any additional patch prerequisites for cherry picking: .. code-block:: none @@ -101,8 +100,7 @@ comment: git cherry-pick fd21073 git cherry-pick - * For patches that may have kernel version prerequisites specify them using - the following format in the sign-off area: + * Point out kernel version prerequisites: .. code-block:: none @@ -119,14 +117,13 @@ comment: Note, such tagging is unnecessary if the stable team can derive the appropriate versions from Fixes: tags. - * To delay pick up of patches, use the following format: + * Delay pick up of patches: .. code-block:: none Cc: # after 4 weeks in mainline - * For any other requests, just add a note to the stable tag. This for example - can be used to point out known problems: + * Point out known problems: .. code-block:: none -- 2.44.0