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authorThorsten Leemhuis <linux@leemhuis.info>2023-08-05 09:21:31 +0200
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>2023-08-12 13:03:28 +0200
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docs: stable-kernel-rules: make the examples for option 1 a proper list
Separate the description for option 1 and the examples how to use it by making the latter an indented unordered list. No text changes. CC: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> CC: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org> CC: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@leemhuis.info> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/59deaabfabf0629d7cf2a52b196cec19d1f9ec47.1691219455.git.linux@leemhuis.info Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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+++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
@@ -59,16 +59,18 @@ To have the patch automatically included in the stable tree, add the tag
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
-in the sign-off area. To accompany a note to the stable team, use a shell-style
-inline comment (see below for details). Once the patch is merged it will be
-applied to the stable tree without anything else needing to be done by the
-author or subsystem maintainer.
+in the sign-off area. Once the patch is merged it will be applied to the
+stable tree without anything else needing to be done by the author or
+subsystem maintainer.
-Additionally, some patches submitted via :ref:`option_1` may have additional
-patch prerequisites which can be cherry-picked. This can be specified in the
-following format in the sign-off area:
+To accompany a note to the stable team, use a shell-style inline comment (see
+below for details):
-.. code-block:: none
+ * Additionally, some patches submitted via :ref:`option_1` may have additional
+ patch prerequisites which can be cherry-picked. This can be specified in the
+ following format in the sign-off area:
+
+ .. code-block:: none
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x: a1f84a3: sched: Check for idle
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x: 1b9508f: sched: Rate-limit newidle
@@ -76,42 +78,42 @@ following format in the sign-off area:
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
-The tag sequence has the meaning of:
+ The tag sequence has the meaning of:
-.. code-block:: none
+ .. code-block:: none
git cherry-pick a1f84a3
git cherry-pick 1b9508f
git cherry-pick fd21073
git cherry-pick <this commit>
-Also, some patches may have kernel version prerequisites. This can be
-specified in the following format in the sign-off area:
+ * Also, some patches may have kernel version prerequisites. This can be
+ specified in the following format in the sign-off area:
-.. code-block:: none
+ .. code-block:: none
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x
-The tag has the meaning of:
+ The tag has the meaning of:
-.. code-block:: none
+ .. code-block:: none
git cherry-pick <this commit>
-For each "-stable" tree starting with the specified version.
+ For each "-stable" tree starting with the specified version.
-To delay pick up of patches submitted via :ref:`option_1`, use the following
-format:
+ * To delay pick up of patches submitted via :ref:`option_1`, use the following
+ format:
-.. code-block:: none
+ .. code-block:: none
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # after 4 weeks in mainline
-For any other requests related to patches submitted via :ref:`option_1`, just
-add a note to the stable tag. This for example can be used to point out known
-problems:
+ * For any other requests related to patches submitted via :ref:`option_1`, just
+ add a note to the stable tag. This for example can be used to point out known
+ problems:
-.. code-block:: none
+ .. code-block:: none
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # see patch description, needs adjustments for >= 6.3