linux-kernel - Re: [patch 2/2] Documentation/process: Add tip tree handbook

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Message-ID: <20181108091251.GL9761@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date:   Thu, 8 Nov 2018 10:12:51 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, x86@...nel.org,
        Paul McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
        Frederic Weisbecker <frederic@...nel.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>,
        Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [patch 2/2] Documentation/process: Add tip tree handbook

On Thu, Nov 08, 2018 at 08:40:12AM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > + - Cc: ``cc-ed-person <person@...l>``
> > +
> > +   If the patch should be backported to stable, then please add a '``Cc:
> > +   stable@...r.kernel.org``' tag, but do not Cc stable when sending your
> > +   mail.
> 
> Can I suggest a more canonical form:
> 
> 	Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org> # v4.18 and later kernels
> 
> It would be nice if people adding Cc: stable lines would actually try to 
> figure out which exact kernel versions are affected.

I think Greg actually prefers we use stable@...nel.org, which is a
/dev/null target. His bot will then pick up on the tag once it hits
Linus' tree.