Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On 10/11/2016 11:18 AM, Matthieu Moy wrote: >> Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> >>> That added information at the end is intended to be passed on to the >>> stable group. In this case, the patch needs to be applied to kernel >>> versions 4.8 and later. >> >> OK, but where do people fetch this information from? > > This format is used in a patch for the kernel. When the patch is > merged into mainline, stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx gets sent an E-mail with > a copy of the original patch. Maintainers of the indicated systems > then merge the patch with their stable version. Sorry, but this does not answer my question. I'll rephrase: when people behind stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx get the message, how do they know which version of the kernel they should apply it to? > I do not want it in the body of the message. I just want to pass a > hint to the stable maintainer(s). If it's not in the body of the message, then where is it? -- Matthieu Moy http://www-verimag.imag.fr/~moy/