* Re: [PATCH] stable_kernel_rules: Add clause about specification of kernel versions to patch.
@ 2015-03-26 8:35 Hillf Danton
2015-03-26 16:48 ` David Daney
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Hillf Danton @ 2015-03-26 8:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 'David Daney'; +Cc: linux-kernel, Hillf Danton
On Mon, Feb 09, 2015 at 03:39:23PM -0800, David Daney wrote:
> From: David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com>
>
Better if it is added in commit message:
how to determine kernel version for a given commit id.
> Signed-off-by: David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com>
> ---
> Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | 10 ++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
> index aee73e7..82c097a 100644
> --- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
> @@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree:
> 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.
> + - The kernel versions, to which the patch should be applied, can be
> + specified in the following format in the sign-off area:
> +
> + Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x
> +
> + The tag has the meaning of:
> + git cherry-pick <this commit>
> +
> + For each "-stable" tree starting with the specified version.
> +
> - If the patch requires other patches as prerequisites which can be
> cherry-picked, then this can be specified in the following format in
> the sign-off area:
> --
> 1.7.11.7
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* [PATCH] stable_kernel_rules: Add clause about specification of kernel versions to patch.
@ 2015-02-09 23:39 David Daney
2015-02-09 23:59 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2015-03-25 14:05 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: David Daney @ 2015-02-09 23:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel, Greg Kroah-Hartman, stable; +Cc: David Daney
From: David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com>
Signed-off-by: David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com>
---
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
index aee73e7..82c097a 100644
--- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
+++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree:
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.
+ - The kernel versions, to which the patch should be applied, can be
+ specified in the following format in the sign-off area:
+
+ Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x
+
+ The tag has the meaning of:
+ git cherry-pick <this commit>
+
+ For each "-stable" tree starting with the specified version.
+
- If the patch requires other patches as prerequisites which can be
cherry-picked, then this can be specified in the following format in
the sign-off area:
--
1.7.11.7
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2015-02-09 23:39 David Daney
@ 2015-02-09 23:59 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2015-03-25 14:05 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman @ 2015-02-09 23:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David Daney; +Cc: linux-kernel, stable, David Daney
On Mon, Feb 09, 2015 at 03:39:23PM -0800, David Daney wrote:
> From: David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com>
>
> Signed-off-by: David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com>
> ---
> Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | 10 ++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
> index aee73e7..82c097a 100644
> --- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
> @@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree:
> 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.
> + - The kernel versions, to which the patch should be applied, can be
> + specified in the following format in the sign-off area:
> +
> + Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x
> +
> + The tag has the meaning of:
> + git cherry-pick <this commit>
> +
> + For each "-stable" tree starting with the specified version.
> +
> - If the patch requires other patches as prerequisites which can be
> cherry-picked, then this can be specified in the following format in
> the sign-off area:
Nice, I'll queue this up after 3.20-rc1 is out, thanks.
greg k-h
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* Re: [PATCH] stable_kernel_rules: Add clause about specification of kernel versions to patch.
2015-02-09 23:39 David Daney
2015-02-09 23:59 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
@ 2015-03-25 14:05 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2015-03-26 16:45 ` David Daney
1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman @ 2015-03-25 14:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David Daney; +Cc: linux-kernel, stable, David Daney
On Mon, Feb 09, 2015 at 03:39:23PM -0800, David Daney wrote:
> From: David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com>
>
> Signed-off-by: David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com>
> ---
> Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | 10 ++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
> index aee73e7..82c097a 100644
> --- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
> @@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree:
> 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.
> + - The kernel versions, to which the patch should be applied, can be
> + specified in the following format in the sign-off area:
> +
> + Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x
> +
> + The tag has the meaning of:
> + git cherry-pick <this commit>
> +
> + For each "-stable" tree starting with the specified version.
> +
> - If the patch requires other patches as prerequisites which can be
> cherry-picked, then this can be specified in the following format in
> the sign-off area:
> --
> 1.7.11.7
This doesn't apply to the tree, what kernel version did you make it
against? Can you make it against Linus's latest tree and resend it?
thanks,
greg k-h
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* Re: [PATCH] stable_kernel_rules: Add clause about specification of kernel versions to patch.
2015-03-25 14:05 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
@ 2015-03-26 16:45 ` David Daney
0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: David Daney @ 2015-03-26 16:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Greg Kroah-Hartman; +Cc: linux-kernel, stable, David Daney
On 03/25/2015 07:05 AM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 09, 2015 at 03:39:23PM -0800, David Daney wrote:
>> From: David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com>
>>
>> Signed-off-by: David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com>
>> ---
>> Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | 10 ++++++++++
>> 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
>> index aee73e7..82c097a 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
>> +++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
>> @@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree:
>> 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.
>> + - The kernel versions, to which the patch should be applied, can be
>> + specified in the following format in the sign-off area:
>> +
>> + Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x
>> +
>> + The tag has the meaning of:
>> + git cherry-pick <this commit>
>> +
>> + For each "-stable" tree starting with the specified version.
>> +
>> - If the patch requires other patches as prerequisites which can be
>> cherry-picked, then this can be specified in the following format in
>> the sign-off area:
>> --
>> 1.7.11.7
>
> This doesn't apply to the tree, what kernel version did you make it
> against? Can you make it against Linus's latest tree and resend it?
>
I just sent out a new version.
David Daney
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