From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.5 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id ADB77207EC for ; Wed, 12 Oct 2016 15:45:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S933630AbcJLPpP (ORCPT ); Wed, 12 Oct 2016 11:45:15 -0400 Received: from mx2.imag.fr ([129.88.30.17]:41541 "EHLO mx2.imag.fr" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933584AbcJLPpO (ORCPT ); Wed, 12 Oct 2016 11:45:14 -0400 Received: from clopinette.imag.fr (clopinette.imag.fr [129.88.34.215]) by mx2.imag.fr (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id u9CFj1P0028851 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NO); Wed, 12 Oct 2016 17:45:01 +0200 Received: from anie (anie.imag.fr [129.88.42.32]) by clopinette.imag.fr (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id u9CFj3DQ015290; Wed, 12 Oct 2016 17:45:03 +0200 From: Matthieu Moy To: Larry Finger Cc: Jeff King , Mathieu Lienard--Mayor , Remi Lespinet , git@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Formatting problem send_mail in version 2.10.0 References: <41164484-309b-bfff-ddbb-55153495d41a@lwfinger.net> <20161010214856.fobd3jgsv2cnscs3@sigill.intra.peff.net> <20161010215711.oqnoiz7qfmxm27cr@sigill.intra.peff.net> <45cfc4e5-c30e-19cb-ec3e-407ceb4e3ad5@lwfinger.net> <5978b674-02eb-59ad-9468-93203533575f@lwfinger.net> Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 17:45:03 +0200 In-Reply-To: <5978b674-02eb-59ad-9468-93203533575f@lwfinger.net> (Larry Finger's message of "Wed, 12 Oct 2016 10:40:21 -0500") Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.4 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.2 (mx2.imag.fr [129.88.30.17]); Wed, 12 Oct 2016 17:45:01 +0200 (CEST) X-IMAG-MailScanner-Information: Please contact MI2S MIM for more information X-MailScanner-ID: u9CFj1P0028851 X-IMAG-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-IMAG-MailScanner-SpamCheck: X-IMAG-MailScanner-From: matthieu.moy@grenoble-inp.fr MailScanner-NULL-Check: 1476891901.92308@UDKn4uoOYeQcGTqjXy4Ecg Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Larry Finger writes: > On 10/12/2016 02:36 AM, Matthieu Moy wrote: >> Larry Finger writes: >> >>> On 10/11/2016 11:18 AM, Matthieu Moy wrote: >>>> Larry Finger writes: >>>> >>>>> That added information at the end is intended to be passed on to the >>>>> stable group. In this case, the patch needs to be applied to kernel >>>>> versions 4.8 and later. >>>> >>>> OK, but where do people fetch this information from? >>> >>> This format is used in a patch for the kernel. When the patch is >>> merged into mainline, stable@vger.kernel.org gets sent an E-mail with >>> a copy of the original patch. Maintainers of the indicated systems >>> then merge the patch with their stable version. >> >> Sorry, but this does not answer my question. I'll rephrase: when >> people behind stable@vger.kernel.org get the message, how do they know >> which version of the kernel they should apply it to? >> >>> I do not want it in the body of the message. I just want to pass a >>> hint to the stable maintainer(s). >> >> If it's not in the body of the message, then where is it? > > This point is clarified in the thread > http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=147625930203434&w=2, which is > with my upstream maintainer. Which explicitly states that the syntax is not [$number], but # $number, right? -- Matthieu Moy http://www-verimag.imag.fr/~moy/