Fine-tuning: * s/Linus' tree/Linux mainline/, as mainline is the term used elsewhere in the document. * Provide a better example for the 'delayed backporting' case. Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst index ebd57cb9277f7b..3c05f39858c78a 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Everything you ever wanted to know about Linux -stable releases Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the "-stable" tree: - - It or an equivalent fix must already exist in Linus' tree (upstream). + - It or an equivalent fix must already exist in Linux mainline (upstream). - It must be obviously correct and tested. - It cannot be bigger than 100 lines, with context. - It must follow the @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ comment to pass arbitrary or predefined notes: .. code-block:: none - Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # after 4 weeks in mainline + Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # after 6 weeks in a stable mainline release * Point out known problems: -- 2.44.0