linux-kernel - [PATCH] stable_kernel_rules: Add clause about specification of kernel versions to patch.

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Message-Id: <1423525163-22145-1-git-send-email-ddaney.cavm@gmail.com>
Date:	Mon,  9 Feb 2015 15:39:23 -0800
From:	David Daney <ddaney.cavm@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	stable@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	David Daney <david.daney@...ium.com>
Subject: [PATCH] stable_kernel_rules: Add clause about specification of kernel versions to patch.

From: David Daney <david.daney@...ium.com>

Signed-off-by: David Daney <david.daney@...ium.com>
---
 Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
index aee73e7..82c097a 100644
--- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
+++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree:
    in the sign-off area. Once the patch is merged it will be applied to
    the stable tree without anything else needing to be done by the author
    or subsystem maintainer.
+ - The kernel versions, to which the patch should be applied, can be
+   specified in the following format in the sign-off area:
+
+     Cc:  <stable@...r.kernel.org> # 3.3.x
+
+   The tag has the meaning of:
+     git cherry-pick <this commit>
+
+   For each "-stable" tree starting with the specified version.
+
  - If the patch requires other patches as prerequisites which can be
    cherry-picked, then this can be specified in the following format in
    the sign-off area:
-- 
1.7.11.7

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