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| author | Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> | 2019-01-22 19:46:32 +0100 |
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| committer | Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> | 2019-03-23 20:11:37 +0100 |
| commit | c8d3a581742f36da4047eab4b3ed9c27201aa781 (patch) | |
| tree | 4d15941dd23b8428409a10306fcf901dc4f94dda /Documentation/process | |
| parent | 0b60b354b33a6d7740e0da6174594716cf4356a2 (diff) | |
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stable-kernel-rules.rst: add link to networking patch queue
commit a41e8f25fa8f8f67360d88eb0eebbabe95a64bdf upstream.
The networking maintainer keeps a public list of the patches being
queued up for the next round of stable releases. Be sure to check there
before asking for a patch to be applied so that you do not waste
people's time.
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst | 3 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst index 0de6f6145cc6..7ba8cd567f84 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst @@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree - If the patch covers files in net/ or drivers/net please follow netdev stable submission guidelines as described in :ref:`Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst <netdev-FAQ>` + after first checking the stable networking queue at + https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/bundle/davem/stable/?series=&submitter=&state=*&q=&archive= + to ensure the requested patch is not already queued up. - 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>`. |
