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Documentation/HOWTO: add cross-references to other documents Add cross references for the documents mentioned at HOWTO and are under the Documentation/ directory, using the ReST notation. It should be noticed that HOWTO also mentions the /README file. We opted to not touch it, for now, as making it build on Sphinx would require it to be moved to a Documentation/foo directory. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-19 08:07:56 -03:00
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt: convert it to ReST markup - use ReST markups for section headers; - add cross-references to the options; - mark code blocks; - a few minor changes to make Sphinx happy. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-19 08:07:51 -03:00
[PATCH] Add the rules about the -stable kernel releases to the Documentation directory This was the last agreed upon set of rules, it's probably time we actually add them to the kernel tree to make them "official". Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2005-07-29 12:14:34 -07:00
[PATCH] Docs update: small fixes to stable_kernel_rules.txt Small spelling, formating & similar fixes to stable_kernel_rules.txt Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-01-09 20:53:59 -08:00
[PATCH] Add the rules about the -stable kernel releases to the Documentation directory This was the last agreed upon set of rules, it's probably time we actually add them to the kernel tree to make them "official". Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2005-07-29 12:14:34 -07:00
Fix "can not" in Documentation and Kconfig Randy brought it to my attention that in proper english "can not" should always be written "cannot". I donot see any reason to argue, even if I mightnot understand why this rule exists. This patch fixes "can not" in several Documentation files as well as three Kconfigs. Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
2006-10-03 22:53:09 +02:00
[PATCH] Add the rules about the -stable kernel releases to the Documentation directory This was the last agreed upon set of rules, it's probably time we actually add them to the kernel tree to make them "official". Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2005-07-29 12:14:34 -07:00
[PATCH] Docs update: small fixes to stable_kernel_rules.txt Small spelling, formating & similar fixes to stable_kernel_rules.txt Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-01-09 20:53:59 -08:00
[PATCH] Add the rules about the -stable kernel releases to the Documentation directory This was the last agreed upon set of rules, it's probably time we actually add them to the kernel tree to make them "official". Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2005-07-29 12:14:34 -07:00
[PATCH] Docs update: small fixes to stable_kernel_rules.txt Small spelling, formating & similar fixes to stable_kernel_rules.txt Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-01-09 20:53:59 -08:00
stable: Allow merging of backports for serious user-visible performance issues Distribution kernel maintainers routinely backport fixes for users that were deemed important but not "something critical" as defined by the rules. To users of these kernels they are very serious and failing to fix them reduces the value of -stable. The problem is that the patches fixing these issues are often subtle and prone to regressions in other ways and need greater care and attention. To combat this, these "serious" backports should have a higher barrier to entry. This patch relaxes the rules to allow a distribution maintainer to merge to -stable a backported patch or small series that fixes a "serious" user-visible performance issue. They should include additional information on the user-visible bug affected and a link to the bugzilla entry if available. The same rules about the patch being already in mainline still apply. Signed-off-by: Mel Gorman <mgorman@suse.de> Cc: stable <stable@vger.kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2012-06-21 11:36:50 +01:00
Update stable tree documentation Update the documentation for the stable tree rules to reflect that device IDs and quirks are also suitable for -stable kernels. Signed-off-by: Josh Boyer <jwboyer@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2008-10-24 10:10:42 -04:00
[PATCH] Docs update: small fixes to stable_kernel_rules.txt Small spelling, formating & similar fixes to stable_kernel_rules.txt Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-01-09 20:53:59 -08:00
Fix "can not" in Documentation and Kconfig Randy brought it to my attention that in proper english "can not" should always be written "cannot". I donot see any reason to argue, even if I mightnot understand why this rule exists. This patch fixes "can not" in several Documentation files as well as three Kconfigs. Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
2006-10-03 22:53:09 +02:00
[PATCH] Docs update: small fixes to stable_kernel_rules.txt Small spelling, formating & similar fixes to stable_kernel_rules.txt Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-01-09 20:53:59 -08:00
docs-rst: add inter-document cross references Add cross references for the development process documents that were converted to ReST: Documentation/SubmitChecklist Documentation/SubmittingDrivers Documentation/SubmittingPatches Documentation/development-process/development-process.rst Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-21 08:51:05 -03:00
docs: fix locations of several documents that got moved The previous patch renamed several files that are cross-referenced along the Kernel documentation. Adjust the links to point to the right places. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
2016-10-18 10:12:27 -02:00
docs-rst: add inter-document cross references Add cross references for the development process documents that were converted to ReST: Documentation/SubmitChecklist Documentation/SubmittingDrivers Documentation/SubmittingPatches Documentation/development-process/development-process.rst Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-21 08:51:05 -03:00
Documentation: -stable rules: upstream commit ID requirement reworded It is a hard requirement to include the upstream commit ID in the changelog of a -stable submission, not just a courtesy to the stable team. This concerns only mail submission though, which is no longer the only way into stable. (Also, fix a double "the".) Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2010-04-01 22:01:52 +02:00
[PATCH] Add the rules about the -stable kernel releases to the Documentation directory This was the last agreed upon set of rules, it's probably time we actually add them to the kernel tree to make them "official". Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2005-07-29 12:14:34 -07:00
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt: convert it to ReST markup - use ReST markups for section headers; - add cross-references to the options; - mark code blocks; - a few minor changes to make Sphinx happy. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-19 08:07:51 -03:00
[PATCH] Add the rules about the -stable kernel releases to the Documentation directory This was the last agreed upon set of rules, it's probably time we actually add them to the kernel tree to make them "official". Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2005-07-29 12:14:34 -07:00
Documentation: add note block surrounding security patch note Security patches have different handling than rest of patches for review. Enclose note paragraph about such patches in `.. note::` block. Cc: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220314113329.485372-2-bagasdotme@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2022-03-14 18:33:25 +07:00
docs-rst: add inter-document cross references Add cross references for the development process documents that were converted to ReST: Documentation/SubmitChecklist Documentation/SubmittingDrivers Documentation/SubmittingPatches Documentation/development-process/development-process.rst Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-21 08:51:05 -03:00
docs: fix locations of several documents that got moved The previous patch renamed several files that are cross-referenced along the Kernel documentation. Adjust the links to point to the right places. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
2016-10-18 10:12:27 -02:00
stable_kernel_rules: reorganize and update submission options The current organization of Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt doesn't clearly differentiate the mutually exclusive options for submission to the -stable review process. As I understand it, patches are not actually required to be mailed directly to stable@vger.kernel.org, but the instructions do not make this clear. Also, there are some established processes that are not listed -- specifically, what I call Option 2 below. This patch updates and reorganizes a bit, to make things clearer. Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2014-12-18 14:55:53 -08:00
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt: convert it to ReST markup - use ReST markups for section headers; - add cross-references to the options; - mark code blocks; - a few minor changes to make Sphinx happy. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-19 08:07:51 -03:00
stable_kernel_rules: reorganize and update submission options The current organization of Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt doesn't clearly differentiate the mutually exclusive options for submission to the -stable review process. As I understand it, patches are not actually required to be mailed directly to stable@vger.kernel.org, but the instructions do not make this clear. Also, there are some established processes that are not listed -- specifically, what I call Option 2 below. This patch updates and reorganizes a bit, to make things clearer. Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2014-12-18 14:55:53 -08:00
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt: convert it to ReST markup - use ReST markups for section headers; - add cross-references to the options; - mark code blocks; - a few minor changes to make Sphinx happy. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-19 08:07:51 -03:00
stable_kernel_rules: reorganize and update submission options The current organization of Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt doesn't clearly differentiate the mutually exclusive options for submission to the -stable review process. As I understand it, patches are not actually required to be mailed directly to stable@vger.kernel.org, but the instructions do not make this clear. Also, there are some established processes that are not listed -- specifically, what I call Option 2 below. This patch updates and reorganizes a bit, to make things clearer. Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2014-12-18 14:55:53 -08:00
Update email address for stable patch submission The stable@kernel.org email address has been replaced with the stable@vger.kernel.org mailing list. Change the stable kernel rules to reference the new list instead of the semi-defunct email alias. CC: <stable@kernel.org> CC: <stable@vger.kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Josh Boyer <jwboyer@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2011-10-17 21:16:39 -04:00
stable_kernel_rules: reorganize and update submission options The current organization of Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt doesn't clearly differentiate the mutually exclusive options for submission to the -stable review process. As I understand it, patches are not actually required to be mailed directly to stable@vger.kernel.org, but the instructions do not make this clear. Also, there are some established processes that are not listed -- specifically, what I call Option 2 below. This patch updates and reorganizes a bit, to make things clearer. Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2014-12-18 14:55:53 -08:00
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt: convert it to ReST markup - use ReST markups for section headers; - add cross-references to the options; - mark code blocks; - a few minor changes to make Sphinx happy. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-19 08:07:51 -03:00
stable_kernel_rules: reorganize and update submission options The current organization of Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt doesn't clearly differentiate the mutually exclusive options for submission to the -stable review process. As I understand it, patches are not actually required to be mailed directly to stable@vger.kernel.org, but the instructions do not make this clear. Also, there are some established processes that are not listed -- specifically, what I call Option 2 below. This patch updates and reorganizes a bit, to make things clearer. Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2014-12-18 14:55:53 -08:00
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt: convert it to ReST markup - use ReST markups for section headers; - add cross-references to the options; - mark code blocks; - a few minor changes to make Sphinx happy. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-19 08:07:51 -03:00
stable_kernel_rules: reorganize and update submission options The current organization of Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt doesn't clearly differentiate the mutually exclusive options for submission to the -stable review process. As I understand it, patches are not actually required to be mailed directly to stable@vger.kernel.org, but the instructions do not make this clear. Also, there are some established processes that are not listed -- specifically, what I call Option 2 below. This patch updates and reorganizes a bit, to make things clearer. Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2014-12-18 14:55:53 -08:00
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt: convert it to ReST markup - use ReST markups for section headers; - add cross-references to the options; - mark code blocks; - a few minor changes to make Sphinx happy. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-19 08:07:51 -03:00
stable_kernel_rules: reorganize and update submission options The current organization of Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt doesn't clearly differentiate the mutually exclusive options for submission to the -stable review process. As I understand it, patches are not actually required to be mailed directly to stable@vger.kernel.org, but the instructions do not make this clear. Also, there are some established processes that are not listed -- specifically, what I call Option 2 below. This patch updates and reorganizes a bit, to make things clearer. Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2014-12-18 14:55:53 -08:00
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt: convert it to ReST markup - use ReST markups for section headers; - add cross-references to the options; - mark code blocks; - a few minor changes to make Sphinx happy. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-19 08:07:51 -03:00
stable_kernel_rules: reorganize and update submission options The current organization of Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt doesn't clearly differentiate the mutually exclusive options for submission to the -stable review process. As I understand it, patches are not actually required to be mailed directly to stable@vger.kernel.org, but the instructions do not make this clear. Also, there are some established processes that are not listed -- specifically, what I call Option 2 below. This patch updates and reorganizes a bit, to make things clearer. Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2014-12-18 14:55:53 -08:00
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt: convert it to ReST markup - use ReST markups for section headers; - add cross-references to the options; - mark code blocks; - a few minor changes to make Sphinx happy. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-19 08:07:51 -03:00
stable: Update documentation to clarify preferred procedure Clearly specify that "Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org" is strongly preferred so that developers understand that the other options should only be used when absolutely required. Also specify how upstream commit ids should be referenced in patches submitted directly to stable (I gathered this from looking at the stable archives), and specify that any modified patches for stable should be clearly documented in the patch description. Signed-off-by: Christoffer Dall <christoffer.dall@linaro.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2015-05-13 22:01:07 +02:00
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt: convert it to ReST markup - use ReST markups for section headers; - add cross-references to the options; - mark code blocks; - a few minor changes to make Sphinx happy. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-19 08:07:51 -03:00
Documentation: update stable review cycle documentation In recent times, the review cycle for stable releases have been changed. In particular, there is release candidate phase between ACKing patches and new stable release. Also, in case of failed submissions (fail to apply to stable tree), manual backport (Option 3) have to be submitted instead. Update the release cycle documentation on stable-kernel-rules.rst to reflect the above. Cc: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220314113329.485372-4-bagasdotme@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2022-03-14 18:33:27 +07:00
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt: convert it to ReST markup - use ReST markups for section headers; - add cross-references to the options; - mark code blocks; - a few minor changes to make Sphinx happy. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-19 08:07:51 -03:00
stable: Update documentation to clarify preferred procedure Clearly specify that "Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org" is strongly preferred so that developers understand that the other options should only be used when absolutely required. Also specify how upstream commit ids should be referenced in patches submitted directly to stable (I gathered this from looking at the stable archives), and specify that any modified patches for stable should be clearly documented in the patch description. Signed-off-by: Christoffer Dall <christoffer.dall@linaro.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2015-05-13 22:01:07 +02:00
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt: convert it to ReST markup - use ReST markups for section headers; - add cross-references to the options; - mark code blocks; - a few minor changes to make Sphinx happy. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-19 08:07:51 -03:00
stable: Update documentation to clarify preferred procedure Clearly specify that "Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org" is strongly preferred so that developers understand that the other options should only be used when absolutely required. Also specify how upstream commit ids should be referenced in patches submitted directly to stable (I gathered this from looking at the stable archives), and specify that any modified patches for stable should be clearly documented in the patch description. Signed-off-by: Christoffer Dall <christoffer.dall@linaro.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2015-05-13 22:01:07 +02:00
stable_kernel_rules: reorganize and update submission options The current organization of Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt doesn't clearly differentiate the mutually exclusive options for submission to the -stable review process. As I understand it, patches are not actually required to be mailed directly to stable@vger.kernel.org, but the instructions do not make this clear. Also, there are some established processes that are not listed -- specifically, what I call Option 2 below. This patch updates and reorganizes a bit, to make things clearer. Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2014-12-18 14:55:53 -08:00
doc:process: add missing internal link in stable-kernel-rules Keep consistent the document. In the document, option references are always linked, except for the one I fixed with this patch Signed-off-by: Federico Vaga <federico.vaga@vaga.pv.it> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2019-01-20 12:16:29 +01:00
Doc/stable rules: add new cherry-pick logic - it is possible to submit patches for the stable queue without sending them directly stable@kernel.org. If the tag (Cc: stable@kernel.org) is available in the sign-off area than hpa's script will filter them into the stable mailbox once it hits Linus' tree. - Patches which require others to be applied first can be also specified. This was discussued in http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/11/9/474 Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <sebastian@breakpoint.cc> Cc: Brandon Philips <brandon@ifup.org> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2009-12-06 12:24:31 +01:00
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt: convert it to ReST markup - use ReST markups for section headers; - add cross-references to the options; - mark code blocks; - a few minor changes to make Sphinx happy. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-19 08:07:51 -03:00
stable: update references to older 2.6 versions for 3.x Also add information on where the respective trees are. Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com> Acked-by: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2012-06-05 11:15:50 -04:00
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt: convert it to ReST markup - use ReST markups for section headers; - add cross-references to the options; - mark code blocks; - a few minor changes to make Sphinx happy. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-19 08:07:51 -03:00
Doc/stable rules: add new cherry-pick logic - it is possible to submit patches for the stable queue without sending them directly stable@kernel.org. If the tag (Cc: stable@kernel.org) is available in the sign-off area than hpa's script will filter them into the stable mailbox once it hits Linus' tree. - Patches which require others to be applied first can be also specified. This was discussued in http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/11/9/474 Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <sebastian@breakpoint.cc> Cc: Brandon Philips <brandon@ifup.org> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2009-12-06 12:24:31 +01:00
stable_kernel_rules: Add clause about specification of kernel versions to patch. Signed-off-by: David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2015-03-26 10:09:08 -07:00
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt: convert it to ReST markup - use ReST markups for section headers; - add cross-references to the options; - mark code blocks; - a few minor changes to make Sphinx happy. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-19 08:07:51 -03:00
Documentation: stable-kernel-rules: fix stable-tag format A patch documenting how to specify which kernels a particular fix should be backported to (seemingly) inadvertently added a minus sign after the kernel version. This particular stable-tag format had never been used prior to this patch, and was neither present when the patch in question was first submitted (it was added in v2 without any comment). Drop the minus sign to avoid any confusion. Fixes: fdc81b7910ad ("stable_kernel_rules: Add clause about specification of kernel versions to patch.") Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2017-04-03 15:53:34 +02:00
stable_kernel_rules: Add clause about specification of kernel versions to patch. Signed-off-by: David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2015-03-26 10:09:08 -07:00
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt: convert it to ReST markup - use ReST markups for section headers; - add cross-references to the options; - mark code blocks; - a few minor changes to make Sphinx happy. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-19 08:07:51 -03:00
stable_kernel_rules: Add clause about specification of kernel versions to patch. Signed-off-by: David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2015-03-26 10:09:08 -07:00
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt: convert it to ReST markup - use ReST markups for section headers; - add cross-references to the options; - mark code blocks; - a few minor changes to make Sphinx happy. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-19 08:07:51 -03:00
stable_kernel_rules: Add clause about specification of kernel versions to patch. Signed-off-by: David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2015-03-26 10:09:08 -07:00
stable_kernel_rules: reorganize and update submission options The current organization of Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt doesn't clearly differentiate the mutually exclusive options for submission to the -stable review process. As I understand it, patches are not actually required to be mailed directly to stable@vger.kernel.org, but the instructions do not make this clear. Also, there are some established processes that are not listed -- specifically, what I call Option 2 below. This patch updates and reorganizes a bit, to make things clearer. Signed-off-by: Brian Norris <computersforpeace@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2014-12-18 14:55:53 -08:00
[PATCH] Docs update: small fixes to stable_kernel_rules.txt Small spelling, formating & similar fixes to stable_kernel_rules.txt Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-01-09 20:53:59 -08:00
stable_kernel_rules: fix must already be in mainline stable_kernel_rules: fix must already be in mainline Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2008-02-08 23:26:02 +01:00
[PATCH] Add the rules about the -stable kernel releases to the Documentation directory This was the last agreed upon set of rules, it's probably time we actually add them to the kernel tree to make them "official". Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2005-07-29 12:14:34 -07:00
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt: convert it to ReST markup - use ReST markups for section headers; - add cross-references to the options; - mark code blocks; - a few minor changes to make Sphinx happy. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-19 08:07:51 -03:00
[PATCH] Add the rules about the -stable kernel releases to the Documentation directory This was the last agreed upon set of rules, it's probably time we actually add them to the kernel tree to make them "official". Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2005-07-29 12:14:34 -07:00
[PATCH] Docs update: small fixes to stable_kernel_rules.txt Small spelling, formating & similar fixes to stable_kernel_rules.txt Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-01-09 20:53:59 -08:00
[PATCH] Add the rules about the -stable kernel releases to the Documentation directory This was the last agreed upon set of rules, it's probably time we actually add them to the kernel tree to make them "official". Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2005-07-29 12:14:34 -07:00
[PATCH] Docs update: small fixes to stable_kernel_rules.txt Small spelling, formating & similar fixes to stable_kernel_rules.txt Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-01-09 20:53:59 -08:00
Documentation: update stable review cycle documentation In recent times, the review cycle for stable releases have been changed. In particular, there is release candidate phase between ACKing patches and new stable release. Also, in case of failed submissions (fail to apply to stable tree), manual backport (Option 3) have to be submitted instead. Update the release cycle documentation on stable-kernel-rules.rst to reflect the above. Cc: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220314113329.485372-4-bagasdotme@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2022-03-14 18:33:27 +07:00
[PATCH] Docs update: small fixes to stable_kernel_rules.txt Small spelling, formating & similar fixes to stable_kernel_rules.txt Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-01-09 20:53:59 -08:00
[PATCH] Add the rules about the -stable kernel releases to the Documentation directory This was the last agreed upon set of rules, it's probably time we actually add them to the kernel tree to make them "official". Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2005-07-29 12:14:34 -07:00
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt: convert it to ReST markup - use ReST markups for section headers; - add cross-references to the options; - mark code blocks; - a few minor changes to make Sphinx happy. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-19 08:07:51 -03:00
stable: update references to older 2.6 versions for 3.x Also add information on where the respective trees are. Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com> Acked-by: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2012-06-05 11:15:50 -04:00
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt: convert it to ReST markup - use ReST markups for section headers; - add cross-references to the options; - mark code blocks; - a few minor changes to make Sphinx happy. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-19 08:07:51 -03:00
Documentation: stable-kernel-rules: fix broken git urls git.kernel.org links don't work (fatal: repository ... not found). Update them with the current style from https://git.kernel.org There is no HTTP option, so also switch HTTP -> HTTPS. Signed-off-by: Andrii Bordunov <andrew.bordunov@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2017-08-13 23:43:43 +03:00
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt: convert it to ReST markup - use ReST markups for section headers; - add cross-references to the options; - mark code blocks; - a few minor changes to make Sphinx happy. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-19 08:07:51 -03:00
stable: update references to older 2.6 versions for 3.x Also add information on where the respective trees are. Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com> Acked-by: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2012-06-05 11:15:50 -04:00
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt: convert it to ReST markup - use ReST markups for section headers; - add cross-references to the options; - mark code blocks; - a few minor changes to make Sphinx happy. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-19 08:07:51 -03:00
Documentation: update stable tree link The link to stable tree is redirected to https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git. Update accordingly. Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Cc: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220314113329.485372-6-bagasdotme@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2022-03-14 18:33:29 +07:00
stable: update references to older 2.6 versions for 3.x Also add information on where the respective trees are. Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com> Acked-by: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2012-06-05 11:15:50 -04:00
Documentation: add link to stable release candidate tree There is also stable release candidate tree. Mention it, however with a warning that the tree is for testing purposes. Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Cc: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220314113329.485372-5-bagasdotme@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2022-03-14 18:33:28 +07:00
[PATCH] Add the rules about the -stable kernel releases to the Documentation directory This was the last agreed upon set of rules, it's probably time we actually add them to the kernel tree to make them "official". Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2005-07-29 12:14:34 -07:00
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt: convert it to ReST markup - use ReST markups for section headers; - add cross-references to the options; - mark code blocks; - a few minor changes to make Sphinx happy. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
2016-09-19 08:07:51 -03:00
[PATCH] Add the rules about the -stable kernel releases to the Documentation directory This was the last agreed upon set of rules, it's probably time we actually add them to the kernel tree to make them "official". Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2005-07-29 12:14:34 -07:00
[PATCH] Docs update: small fixes to stable_kernel_rules.txt Small spelling, formating & similar fixes to stable_kernel_rules.txt Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
2006-01-09 20:53:59 -08:00