linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] doc/kmemcheck: add kmemcheck to kernel-parameters.txt

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Message-ID: <52BD7410.4040207@landley.net>
Date:	Fri, 27 Dec 2013 06:35:28 -0600
From:	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Xishi Qiu <qiuxishi@...wei.com>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, vegardno@....uio.no,
	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] doc/kmemcheck: add kmemcheck to kernel-parameters.txt

On 12/26/13 20:13, Greg KH wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 11:25:03AM +0800, Xishi Qiu wrote:
>> Add kmemcheck to Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Xishi Qiu <qiuxishi@...wei.com>
>> ---
>>   Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt |    7 +++++++
>>   1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
>
> <formletter>
>
> This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
> stable kernel tree.  Please read Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
> for how to do this properly.
>
> </formletter>

In general, I doubt standalone documentation fixes are really -stable 
material. (With the possible exception of "make htmldocs" build breaks.)

Rob
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