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Message-ID: <CAH8TKc_Wk6F1nRAJL95asjyyOW78QCjgVhC8bUAMd7WK_wzeHA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 27 Aug 2020 16:28:13 +0300
From:   Felipe Balbi <balbi@...nel.org>
To:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
Cc:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Linux Doc Mailing List <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        Kernel development list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Brooke Basile <brookebasile@...il.com>,
        Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] docs: process: Add cross-link to security-bugs

Hi,

On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 1:54 PM Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> The submitting patches mentions criteria for a fix to be called
> "security fix".  Add a link to document explaining the entire process
> of handling security bugs.
>
> Cc: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Cc: Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@...sung.com>
> Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
> Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
> ---
>  Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
> index 5219bf3cddfc..d5b3c5a74d5d 100644
> --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
> @@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ sending him e-mail.
>  If you have a patch that fixes an exploitable security bug, send that patch
>  to security@...nel.org.  For severe bugs, a short embargo may be considered
>  to allow distributors to get the patch out to users; in such cases,
> -obviously, the patch should not be sent to any public lists.
> +obviously, the patch should not be sent to any public lists. See also
> +:ref:`Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst <security-bugs>`.
>
>  Patches that fix a severe bug in a released kernel should be directed
>  toward the stable maintainers by putting a line like this::
> --
> 2.17.1

Reviewed-by: Felipe Balbi <balbi@...nel.org>

-- 
balbi