| Message ID | 20180605164813.12525-1-xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com |
|---|---|
| State | Accepted, archived |
| Delegated to: | David Miller |
| Headers | show |
| Series | [net,v2] netdev-FAQ: clarify DaveM's position for stable backports | expand |
From: Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2018 09:48:13 -0700 > 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> Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks Cong.
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt index 2a3278d5cf35..fa951b820b25 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 + 2 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?
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(+)