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Message-ID: <fa420ff8-1d9c-0ca5-0de2-c6e9a75a1b6f@leemhuis.info>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:57:35 +0200
From: Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@...mhuis.info>
To: Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
Cc: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, stable@...r.kernel.org,
linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>,
Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v1 0/3] docs: stable-kernel-rules: add delayed
backporting option and a few tweaks
On 11.07.23 10:42, Johan Hovold wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 10, 2023 at 07:18:43PM +0200, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
>> On 10.07.23 19:10, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
>
>>> * For patches that may have kernel version prerequisites specify them using
>>> the following format in the sign-off area:
>>>
>>> .. code-block:: none
>>>
>>> Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org> # 3.3.x
>>>
>>> The tag has the meaning of:
>>>
>>> .. code-block:: none
>>>
>>> git cherry-pick <this commit>
>>>
>>> For each "-stable" tree starting with the specified version.
>>
>> /me wonders if something like a "note, such tagging is unnecessary if
>> the appropriate version can be derived from a Fixes: tag" would be
>> appropriate and worth it here
>
> Having these comments in the patch itself makes it easier to determine
> whether a fix addresses a recent regression or an issue that's been
> around since forever without having to copy-paste and look up each
> commit in the Fixes tag(s).
Hmmm. But that can be misleading, as something like "Cc:
<stable@...r.kernel.org> # 3.3.x" might only have been used because the
submitter only tested if the change applies and works there while not
bothering with earlier kernels; similar things can happen if 3.2 and
earlier required changes to the patch due to API changes or file
movements the submitter was not willing to handle.
But I don't care. I already integrated a change like outlined earlier in
my local WIP document, but I can quickly remove it again.
Ciao, Thorsten
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