netdev - Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] igb: Add igb_disable

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Date:	Tue, 23 Dec 2014 23:06:12 +0800
From:	Jia-Ju Bai <baijiaju1990@....com>
To:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
CC:	Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>,
	davem@...emloft.net, bruce.w.allan@...el.com,
	jesse.brandeburg@...el.com, linux.nics@...el.com,
	e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] igb: Add igb_disable_sriov in error handling

On 12/23/2014 10:03 PM, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
>
> No it is not.  If you were sending a patch (which has already been
> accepted upstream) to the stable trees, then you would specify what
> stable kernels the patch applies to.  In your case, I would not consider
> your patches critical for the stable trees.
>
> So when sending patches, you inform the maintainer (i.e. me) what tree
> you want your patch applied by stating either "net" or "net-next" in the
> title.  For example, this patch would be titled:
>
> [net v3 1/3] igb: Add igb_disable_sriov in error handling
>
> Which lets me know you want your patch applied to the "net" tree.  If it
> were not a fix, then it would go into the "net-next" tree by using the
> title:
>
> [net-next v3 1/3] igb: Add igb_disable_sriov in error handling
>
>

Thanks!

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