From: Dave Chiluk Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 15:11:26 +0000 (-0500) Subject: stable_kernel_rules: Add pointer to netdev-FAQ for network patches X-Git-Tag: firefly_0821_release~176^2~3492^2~12 X-Git-Url: http://demsky.eecs.uci.edu/git/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=b76fc285337b6b256e9ba20a40cfd043f70c27af;p=firefly-linux-kernel-4.4.55.git stable_kernel_rules: Add pointer to netdev-FAQ for network patches Stable_kernel_rules should point submitters of network stable patches to the netdev_FAQ.txt as requests for stable network patches should go to netdev first. Signed-off-by: Dave Chiluk Cc: stable Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt index cbc2f03056bd..aee73e78c7d4 100644 --- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt +++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt @@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the 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 + Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt - Send the patch, after verifying that it follows the above rules, to stable@vger.kernel.org. You must note the upstream commit ID in the changelog of your submission, as well as the kernel version you wish