Re: [PATCH 1/1] docs: submitting-patches: Emphasise the requirement to Cc: stable when using Fixes: tag

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Wed Jan 13 2021 - 10:52:24 EST


On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 02:23:47PM +0000, Lee Jones wrote:
> Clear-up any confusion surrounding the Fixes: tag with regards to the
> need to Cc: the stable mailing list when submitting stable patch
> candidates.
>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-doc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 3 ++-
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
> index 7c97ad580e7d0..636ef067c1565 100644
> --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
> @@ -554,7 +554,8 @@ is used to make it easy to determine where a bug originated, which can help
> review a bug fix. This tag also assists the stable kernel team in determining
> which stable kernel versions should receive your fix. This is the preferred
> method for indicating a bug fixed by the patch. See :ref:`describe_changes`
> -for more details.
> +for more details. Attaching a Fixes: tag does not replace the requirement to
> +Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on all stable patch candidates.

Want to just link to the "stable kernel rules" document here to show
the proper way to do this is documented there?

thanks,

greg k-h