linux-kernel - [PATCH] Documentation: stable: Document alternative for referring upstream commit hash

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Message-Id: <20220809045543.2049293-1-carnil@debian.org>
Date:   Tue,  9 Aug 2022 06:55:43 +0200
From:   Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@...ian.org>
To:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@...ian.org>
Subject: [PATCH] Documentation: stable: Document alternative for referring upstream commit hash

Additionally to the "commit <sha1> upstream." variant, "[ Upstream
commit <sha1> ]" is used as well as alternative to refer to the upstream
commit hash.

Signed-off-by: Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@...ian.org>
---
 Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
index c61865e91f52..2fd8aa593a28 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ text, like this:
 
     commit <sha1> upstream.
 
+or alternatively:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+    [ Upstream commit <sha1> ]
+
 Additionally, some patches submitted via :ref:`option_1` may have additional
 patch prerequisites which can be cherry-picked. This can be specified in the
 following format in the sign-off area:
-- 
2.36.1