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authorGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>2019-01-22 19:46:32 +0100
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>2019-03-23 20:10:10 +0100
commit2ca85aac1213ffe90d8503521fb57bed4c2cabd4 (patch)
tree48e3371e9222bbea99f0519e818d45c22f1a8eb8 /Documentation
parent622afe5c7449625eafdf376cf7d44a59f4ced620 (diff)
stable-kernel-rules.rst: add link to networking patch queue
commit a41e8f25fa8f8f67360d88eb0eebbabe95a64bdf upstream. The networking maintainer keeps a public list of the patches being queued up for the next round of stable releases. Be sure to check there before asking for a patch to be applied so that you do not waste people's time. Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
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--- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree
- If the patch covers files in net/ or drivers/net please follow netdev stable
submission guidelines as described in
:ref:`Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst <netdev-FAQ>`
+ after first checking the stable networking queue at
+ https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/bundle/davem/stable/?series=&submitter=&state=*&q=&archive=
+ to ensure the requested patch is not already queued up.
- Security patches should not be handled (solely) by the -stable review
process but should follow the procedures in
:ref:`Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst <securitybugs>`.