linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] docs: submitting-patches: Emphasise the requirement to Cc: stable when using Fixes: tag

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Message-ID: <20210118130920.791dcc0d@lwn.net>
Date:   Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:09:20 -0700
From:   Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:     Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] docs: submitting-patches: Emphasise the
 requirement to Cc: stable when using Fixes: tag

On Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:33:15 +0000
Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org> wrote:

> Clear-up any confusion surrounding the Fixes: tag with regards to the
> need to Cc: the stable mailing list when submitting stable patch
> candidates.
> 
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
> Cc: linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
> ---
> v2:
>  - Link to the 'stable-kernel-rules' document as per Greg's request
> 
>  Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

Applied, thanks.

jon