linux-kernel - Re: Please queue ubifs: Fix ubifs_tnc_lookup() usage in do_kill_orphans() for stable (was: Re: [PATCH] ubifs: Fix ubifs_tnc_lookup() usage in do_kill

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Date:   Thu, 30 Apr 2020 09:41:07 +0200 (CEST)
From:   Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-mtd <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: Please queue ubifs: Fix ubifs_tnc_lookup() usage in
 do_kill_orphans() for stable (was: Re: [PATCH] ubifs: Fix
 ubifs_tnc_lookup() usage in do_kill_orphans())

----- Ursprüngliche Mail -----
>> I always thought havings a Fixes-Tag is enough to make sure it will
>> get picked up. Isn't this the case?
> 
> No it is not, please read:
>    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html
> for how to do this properly.
> 
> Our scripts are doing better to dig out stuff where maintainers mess up
> and forget to put the cc: stable tag, but you can never rely on it.
> Please stick with the above rules that have been there for 15+ years :)

Sir, yes, sir.

Thanks,
//richard