@@ -59,59 +59,61 @@ To have the patch automatically included in the stable tree, add the tag
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6060 Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
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62- in the sign-off area. To accompany a note to the stable team, use a shell-style
63- inline comment (see below for details). Once the patch is merged it will be
64- applied to the stable tree without anything else needing to be done by the
65- author or subsystem maintainer.
62+ in the sign-off area. Once the patch is merged it will be applied to the
63+ stable tree without anything else needing to be done by the author or
64+ subsystem maintainer.
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67- Additionally, some patches submitted via :ref: `option_1 ` may have additional
68- patch prerequisites which can be cherry-picked. This can be specified in the
69- following format in the sign-off area:
66+ To accompany a note to the stable team, use a shell-style inline comment (see
67+ below for details):
7068
71- .. code-block :: none
69+ * Additionally, some patches submitted via :ref: `option_1 ` may have additional
70+ patch prerequisites which can be cherry-picked. This can be specified in the
71+ following format in the sign-off area:
72+
73+ .. code-block :: none
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7375 Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x: a1f84a3: sched: Check for idle
7476 Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x: 1b9508f: sched: Rate-limit newidle
7577 Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x: fd21073: sched: Fix affinity logic
7678 Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x
7779 Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
7880
79- The tag sequence has the meaning of:
81+ The tag sequence has the meaning of:
8082
81- .. code-block :: none
83+ .. code-block :: none
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8385 git cherry-pick a1f84a3
8486 git cherry-pick 1b9508f
8587 git cherry-pick fd21073
8688 git cherry-pick <this commit>
8789
88- Also, some patches may have kernel version prerequisites. This can be
89- specified in the following format in the sign-off area:
90+ * Also, some patches may have kernel version prerequisites. This can be
91+ specified in the following format in the sign-off area:
9092
91- .. code-block :: none
93+ .. code-block :: none
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9395 Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x
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95- The tag has the meaning of:
97+ The tag has the meaning of:
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97- .. code-block :: none
99+ .. code-block :: none
98100
99101 git cherry-pick <this commit>
100102
101- For each "-stable" tree starting with the specified version.
103+ For each "-stable" tree starting with the specified version.
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103- To delay pick up of patches submitted via :ref: `option_1 `, use the following
104- format:
105+ * To delay pick up of patches submitted via :ref: `option_1 `, use the following
106+ format:
105107
106- .. code-block :: none
108+ .. code-block :: none
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108110 Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # after 4 weeks in mainline
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110- For any other requests related to patches submitted via :ref: `option_1 `, just
111- add a note to the stable tag. This for example can be used to point out known
112- problems:
112+ * For any other requests related to patches submitted via :ref: `option_1 `, just
113+ add a note to the stable tag. This for example can be used to point out known
114+ problems:
113115
114- .. code-block :: none
116+ .. code-block :: none
115117
116118 Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # see patch description, needs adjustments for >= 6.3
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