netdev - Re: Stable Backport: net: Avoid address overwrite in kernel

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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 22:26:04 +0200
From: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Jordan Rife <jrife@...gle.com>
Cc: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Stable Backport: net: Avoid address overwrite in kernel_connect

On Thu, Aug 31, 2023 at 01:09:04PM -0700, Jordan Rife wrote:
> Greg,
> 
> Sorry if I've misunderstood. The netdev FAQ
> (https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v5.7/networking/netdev-FAQ.html#q-i-see-a-network-patch-and-i-think-it-should-be-backported-to-stable)
> seemed to indicate that I should send network backport requests to
> netdev.

5.7 is a very old kernel version, please use the documentation from the
latest kernel version.

You can use "latest" instead of "v5.7" there.

> I saw "option 2" in
> https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html
> which reads
> 
> > send an email to stable@...r.kernel.org containing the subject of the patch, the commit ID, why you think it should be applied, and what kernel version you wish it to be applied to.
> 
> Would "option 3" listed there be preferred?

What's wrong with option 2?

thanks,

greg k-h