On 11.07.23 12:15, Jani Nikula wrote: > On Mon, 10 Jul 2023, Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > [...] >> +To delay pick up of patches submitted via :ref:`option_1`, use the following >> +format: >> + >> +.. code-block:: none >> + >> + Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # after 4 weeks in mainline >> + >> +For any other requests related to patches submitted via :ref:`option_1`, just >> +add a note to the stable tag. This for example can be used to point out known >> +problems: >> + >> +.. code-block:: none >> + >> + Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # see patch description, needs adjustments for >= 6.3 >> + > > To me, this seems like promoting *any* free text after the #, making it > harder to parse in scripts. > > Of course, I'm only ever producing this, and never consuming, so if the > manual reading is fine for the stable developers, who am I to argue. I had similar concerns, to which Greg replied: ```my "script" is me reviewing each patch :)``` FWIW, that was here: https://lore.kernel.org/all/2023061936-eatable-grumbling-f3c1@gregkh/ Ciao, Thorsten
