linux-kernel - Re: [Linux-stm32] [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.10 28/45] net: stmmac: Fixed mtu channged by cache aligned

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Date:   Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:02:24 -0500
From:   Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
To:     Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@...gutronix.de>
Cc:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        David Wu <david.wu@...k-chips.com>,
        linux-stm32@...md-mailman.stormreply.com,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [Linux-stm32] [PATCH AUTOSEL 5.10 28/45] net: stmmac: Fixed mtu
 channged by cache aligned

On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 03:39:22PM +0100, Ahmad Fatoum wrote:
>On 20.01.21 15:26, Sasha Levin wrote:
>> On Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 10:08:15PM -0800, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
>>> This was applied 6 days ago, I thought you said you wait two weeks.
>>> What am I missing?
>>
>> The "AUTOSEL" review cycle is an additional hurdle automatically
>> selected patches need to clear before being queued up. There are 7 days
>> between the day I sent the review for these and the first day I might
>> queue them up.
>
>I guess this could benefit from being documented in
>Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst? Or is this documented
>elsewhere?

This is not documented because it's not part of the -stable process,
it's just the way I currently handle AUTOSEL stuff. The timeline
requirement for -stable is:

	"It or an equivalent fix must already exist in Linus' tree (upstream)"
-- 
Thanks,
Sasha