Re: [PATCH] devtools: check stable tag in fixes

[Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@intel.com>]

On 1/19/2017 8:05 AM, Yuanhan Liu wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 05:25:10PM +0000, Ferruh Yigit wrote:
>> On 1/18/2017 4:41 AM, Yuanhan Liu wrote:
>>> On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 07:42:33PM +0100, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
>>>> 2017-01-17 18:15, Ferruh Yigit:
>>>>> On 1/17/2017 2:54 PM, Thomas Monjalon wrote:
>>>>>> The tag "Cc: stable@dpdk.org" must be set when the commit must be
>>>>>> backported to a stable branch.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It must be located just below the "Fixes:" tag (without blank line)
>>>>>> and followed by a blank line, separated from SoB and review tags below.
>>>>>
>>>>> I am OK to keep it if it will help stable tree maintenance, but I still
>>>>> not clear about why we need this.
>>>>>
>>>>> If a patch is a fix, it should already have "Fixes:" line, so this can
>>>>> be used to parse git history.
>>>
>>> Same answer (as I have already replied to you in another email): not all fix
>>> patches should be picked to stable branch. (I gave some examples below)
>>
>> I was thinking all fixes will have "Cc: stable" tag, to be sure all
>> fixes sent to stable mail list, and you will be the picking for stable tree.
>>
>> Now you are suggesting some fixes may have "Fixes:" tag but not "Cc:
>> stable" tag.
>>
>> So this means now author/maintainer/committer will be the picking
>> patches for stable tree, and to show this decision, will add "Cc:
>> stable" to the commit log.
>>
>> If author puts the "Cc: stable" tag, git send-email will ensure this
>> patch will be sent to stable mail list too.
>> But if author missed the "Cc: stable" tag, will it be enough for you if
>> committer adds the tag into commit log? Or should patch sent to stable
>> mail list too?
> 
> Yes, that'd be enough. 

To highlight, and double check, the process will be updated as following:

- Author may or may not have "CC: stable@dpdk.org" for fixes.

- Maintainer/Committer may add "CC: stable@dpdk.org" tag to commit log,
but won't send a mail to the stable mail list.

- "CC: stable@dpdk.org" tags will remain in commit logs.


> I will write a short script to monitor the
> official DPDK git tree regularly (say weekly), to see whether there
> are any new candidates (those with 'cc: stable' tag) for stable
> releases or not. If so, I will pick them to stable.
> 
>>
>> What is the relation between "Cc: stable" tag been in commit log and
>> patch been sent to stable mail list?
> 
> Not too much. The stable mailing list provides a place for further
> discussion on stable patches:
> 
> - A notification will be sent to the stable mailing list when a patch
>   is chosen as a candidate for a stable release. People can shout out
>   if he thinks some patches should not have been picked for a stable
>   release.
> 
> - people can also jump out to say, "hey, seems you forgot commit xxx,
>   which is a good have for stable release".
> 
> 	--yliu
>