From: David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 17:09:08 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: stable_kernel_rules: Add clause about specification of kernel versions to patch.
X-Git-Tag: firefly_0821_release~176^2~1999^2~1
X-Git-Url: http://demsky.eecs.uci.edu/git/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=fdc81b7910ad5153bf257e5f7861be71f75a02ef;p=firefly-linux-kernel-4.4.55.git

stable_kernel_rules: Add clause about specification of kernel versions to patch.

Signed-off-by: David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
---

diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
index 02f8331edb8b..58d0ac4df946 100644
--- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
+++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
@@ -81,6 +81,16 @@ format in the sign-off area:
      git cherry-pick fd21073
      git cherry-pick <this commit>
 
+Also, some patches may have kernel version prerequisites.  This can be
+specified in the following format in the sign-off area:
+
+     Cc:  <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x-
+
+   The tag has the meaning of:
+     git cherry-pick <this commit>
+
+   For each "-stable" tree starting with the specified version.
+
 Following the submission:
 
  - The sender will receive an ACK when the patch has been accepted into the