linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] Documentation: -stable rules: upstream commit ID requirement reworded

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Date:	Sat, 24 Apr 2010 08:02:31 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
Cc:	tytso@....edu, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] Documentation: -stable rules: upstream commit ID
	requirement reworded

On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 11:30:16AM +0200, Stefan Richter wrote:
> Stefan Richter wrote:
> > tytso@....edu wrote:
> >> I find the upstream commit ID to be highly useful when looking at
> >> commits in the stable tree.  So it would be nice IMHO if we could
> >> enforce this requirement regardless of whether the submission path is
> >> via e-mail or git.
> ...
> > Apparently Greg's scripts modify the
> > changelogs respectively when he cherry-picks from linux-2.6.git, so the
> > requirement is also always fulfilled with this alternative submission path.
> 
> Or do you mean submission directly from a developer's git tree to stable
> via git pull by Greg?  Is this been done?  If yes, I suppose this comes
> only from people who know very well how a stable patch is meant to look
> like.  Nevertheless I could send another adjustment for
> Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt if this is another actual
> submission path.

No, it's not a real submission patch, and yes, I always require a git
commit id in the patch.  If I don't have it, it is explained in the
patch why it is not in Linus's tree.

Don't worry, I think the current wording is fine.

thanks,

greg k-h
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