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diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst index 003c865e9c21..c61865e91f52 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst @@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree ---------------------------------------------------- - - Security patches should not be handled (solely) by the -stable review +.. note:: + + Security patches should not be handled (solely) by the -stable review process but should follow the procedures in :ref:`Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst <securitybugs>`. @@ -81,8 +83,8 @@ it to be applied to. :ref:`option_2` and :ref:`option_3` are more useful if the patch isn't deemed worthy at the time it is applied to a public git tree (for instance, because it deserves more regression testing first). :ref:`option_3` is especially -useful if the patch needs some special handling to apply to an older kernel -(e.g., if API's have changed in the meantime). +useful if the original upstream patch needs to be backported (for example +the backport needs some special handling due to e.g. API changes). Note that for :ref:`option_3`, if the patch deviates from the original upstream patch (for example because it had to be backported) this must be very @@ -151,8 +153,17 @@ Review cycle - If the patch is rejected by a member of the committee, or linux-kernel members object to the patch, bringing up issues that the maintainers and members did not realize, the patch will be dropped from the queue. - - At the end of the review cycle, the ACKed patches will be added to the - latest -stable release, and a new -stable release will happen. + - The ACKed patches will be posted again as part of release candidate (-rc) + to be tested by developers and testers. + - Usually only one -rc release is made, however if there are any outstanding + issues, some patches may be modified or dropped or additional patches may + be queued. Additional -rc releases are then released and tested until no + issues are found. + - Responding to the -rc releases can be done on the mailing list by sending + a "Tested-by:" email with any testing information desired. The "Tested-by:" + tags will be collected and added to the release commit. + - At the end of the review cycle, the new -stable release will be released + containing all the queued and tested patches. - Security patches will be accepted into the -stable tree directly from the security kernel team, and not go through the normal review cycle. Contact the kernel security team for more details on this procedure. @@ -168,7 +179,16 @@ Trees - The finalized and tagged releases of all stable kernels can be found in separate branches per version at: - https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git + https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git + + - The release candidate of all stable kernel versions can be found at: + + https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git/ + + .. warning:: + The -stable-rc tree is a snapshot in time of the stable-queue tree and + will change frequently, hence will be rebased often. It should only be + used for testing purposes (e.g. to be consumed by CI systems). Review committee |