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>
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@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the
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race can be exploited is also provided.
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- It cannot contain any "trivial" fixes in it (spelling changes,
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whitespace cleanups, etc).
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- It must be accepted by the relevant subsystem maintainer.
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- It must follow the Documentation/SubmittingPatches rules.
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- It or an equivalent fix must already exist in Linus' tree. Quote the
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respective commit ID in Linus' tree in your patch submission to -stable.
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Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree:
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queue, or a NAK if the patch is rejected. This response might take a few
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days, according to the developer's schedules.
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- If accepted, the patch will be added to the -stable queue, for review by
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other developers.
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other developers and by the relevant subsystem maintainer.
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- If the stable@kernel.org address is added to a patch, when it goes into
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Linus's tree it will automatically be emailed to the stable team.
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- Security patches should not be sent to this alias, but instead to the
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documented security@kernel.org address.
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