* [Patch net-next] netdev-FAQ: clarify DaveM's position for stable backports
@ 2018-06-04 18:07 Cong Wang
2018-06-05 7:46 ` Greg KH
2018-06-05 13:43 ` David Miller
0 siblings, 2 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Cong Wang @ 2018-06-04 18:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: netdev; +Cc: Cong Wang, stable, Greg Kroah-Hartman
Per discussion with David at netconf 2018, let's clarify
DaveM's position of handling stable backports in netdev-FAQ.
This is important for people relying on upstream -stable
releases.
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com>
---
Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt
index 2a3278d5cf35..6dde6686c870 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt
@@ -179,6 +179,15 @@ A: No. See above answer. In short, if you think it really belongs in
dash marker line as described in Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst to
temporarily embed that information into the patch that you send.
+Q: Are all networking bug fixes backported to all stable releases?
+
+A: Due to capacity, Dave could only take care of the backports for the last
+ 3 stable releases. For earlier stable releases, each stable branch maintainer
+ is supposed to take care of them. If you find any patch is missing from an
+ earlier stable branch, please notify stable@vger.kernel.org with either a
+ commit ID or a formal patch backported, and CC Dave and other relevant
+ networking developers.
+
Q: Someone said that the comment style and coding convention is different
for the networking content. Is this true?
--
2.13.0
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* Re: [Patch net-next] netdev-FAQ: clarify DaveM's position for stable backports
2018-06-04 18:07 [Patch net-next] netdev-FAQ: clarify DaveM's position for stable backports Cong Wang
@ 2018-06-05 7:46 ` Greg KH
2018-06-05 13:43 ` David Miller
1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Greg KH @ 2018-06-05 7:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Cong Wang; +Cc: netdev, stable
On Mon, Jun 04, 2018 at 11:07:19AM -0700, Cong Wang wrote:
> Per discussion with David at netconf 2018, let's clarify
> DaveM's position of handling stable backports in netdev-FAQ.
>
> This is important for people relying on upstream -stable
> releases.
>
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
> Signed-off-by: Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com>
> ---
> Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt | 9 +++++++++
> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt
> index 2a3278d5cf35..6dde6686c870 100644
> --- a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt
> @@ -179,6 +179,15 @@ A: No. See above answer. In short, if you think it really belongs in
> dash marker line as described in Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst to
> temporarily embed that information into the patch that you send.
>
> +Q: Are all networking bug fixes backported to all stable releases?
> +
> +A: Due to capacity, Dave could only take care of the backports for the last
> + 3 stable releases. For earlier stable releases, each stable branch maintainer
s/3/2/
There's no need for Dave to do more work than he currently does :)
thanks,
greg k-h
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* Re: [Patch net-next] netdev-FAQ: clarify DaveM's position for stable backports
2018-06-04 18:07 [Patch net-next] netdev-FAQ: clarify DaveM's position for stable backports Cong Wang
2018-06-05 7:46 ` Greg KH
@ 2018-06-05 13:43 ` David Miller
2018-06-05 16:44 ` Cong Wang
1 sibling, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: David Miller @ 2018-06-05 13:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: xiyou.wangcong; +Cc: netdev, stable, gregkh
From: Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2018 11:07:19 -0700
> +Q: Are all networking bug fixes backported to all stable releases?
> +
> +A: Due to capacity, Dave could only take care of the backports for the last
> + 3 stable releases.
As Greg stated, I only do 2 not 3.
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* Re: [Patch net-next] netdev-FAQ: clarify DaveM's position for stable backports
2018-06-05 13:43 ` David Miller
@ 2018-06-05 16:44 ` Cong Wang
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Cong Wang @ 2018-06-05 16:44 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: David Miller; +Cc: Linux Kernel Network Developers, stable, Greg KH
On Tue, Jun 5, 2018 at 6:43 AM, David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> wrote:
> From: Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2018 11:07:19 -0700
>
>> +Q: Are all networking bug fixes backported to all stable releases?
>> +
>> +A: Due to capacity, Dave could only take care of the backports for the last
>> + 3 stable releases.
>
> As Greg stated, I only do 2 not 3.
Sure, will send v2.
We just need a number here. :)
Thanks!
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