linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sctp: set association state to established in dupcook

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Date:	Wed, 5 Jun 2013 10:20:26 +0800
From:	Xufeng Zhang <xufeng.zhang@...driver.com>
To:	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
CC:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
	<nhorman@...driver.com>, <vyasevich@...il.com>,
	<davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sctp: set association state to established in dupcook_a
 handler

On 06/05/2013 08:13 AM, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> On Tue, 2013-06-04 at 10:00 +0800, Xufeng Zhang wrote:
>    
>> On 06/03/2013 10:28 PM, Greg KH wrote:
>>      
>>> On Mon, Jun 03, 2013 at 03:52:58PM +0800, Xufeng Zhang wrote:
>>>
>>>        
>>>> 3.4-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.
>>>>
>>>>          
>>> Really?  What are you going to do with it if no one objects?
>>>
>>>        
>> Sorry, I don't have any experience with stable patch and I consult
>> stable_kernel_rules.txt, there are not much special rules and here I just
>> want to specify the kernel version I wish it to be applied to.
>>
>>      
>>> I know I'm sure not going to do anything with it...
>>>
>>> (hint, this isn't how you ask for networking stable patches to be
>>> applied.)
>>>
>>>        
>> Ok, thanks for your hint, I'll resend the patch.
>>      
> The heading you used should only be used by a stable branch maintainer
> sending out a series of patches they've already accepted, prior to
> making a new release.  If you want a fix to be added to be applied to
> one or more stable branches, you should write in the form of a request.
> And if you're just not sure, then you should write in the form of a
> question.
>
> Networking is a special case in that the subsystem maintainer, David
> Miller, generally collects together and backports fixes for all the
> official 3.x branches.  So you should send your request to him (but do
> cc the stable and subsystem lists as well).
>    
Thank you, Ben!
Now it's more clear.


Thanks,
Xufeng
> Ben.
>
>    

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