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

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Message-ID: <CAPcyv4iCc32VpHA2c8QMRTFy1wGRAmhFQV1xVUiAo2zYKOfJrQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 8 Nov 2018 09:19:33 -0800
From:   Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
        Paul McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>, acme@...hat.com,
        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>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [patch 2/2] Documentation/process: Add tip tree handbook

On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 1:13 AM Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> wrote:
>
> 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 know at least StGit mail does not grok that "#"notation. I've
stopped using it in favor of a "Fixes:" tag. I would think "Fixes:" is
preferred over "# <KVER>" if only because it can be used to track
fixes to commits that have been backported to stable. Is there any
reason for "# <KVER>" to continue in a world where we have "Fixes:"?