On Mon, Apr 29, 2024 at 09:18:30AM +0200, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote: > Document a new variant of the stable tag developers can use to make the > stable team's tools ignore a change[1]. > > That way developers can use 'Fixes:' tags without fearing the changes > might be backported in semi-automatic fashion. Such concerns are the > reason why some developers deliberately omit the 'Fixes:' tag in > changes[2] -- which somewhat undermines the reason for the existence of > that tag and might be unwise in the long term[3]. > > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/b452fd54-fdc6-47e4-8c26-6627f6b7eff3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/ [1] > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/cover.1712226175.git.antony.antony@xxxxxxxxxxx/ [2] > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/dfd87673-c581-4b4b-b37a-1cf5c817240d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/ [3] > Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > --- > > A patch to make one of the stable-script honor the flag can be found in > https://lore.kernel.org/all/655ce2a3-eb04-4ade-999e-23fc5dc5fb3a@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/ > > For autosel I was unable to locate the code. > --- > Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst | 6 ++++++ > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst > index ebf4152659f2d0..9ca8083b41c7f1 100644 > --- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst > +++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst > @@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ comment to pass arbitrary or predefined notes: > > Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # see patch description, needs adjustments for <= 6.3 > > +There furthermore is a variant of the stable tag you can use to make the stable > +team's backporting tools (e.g AUTOSEL or scripts that look for commits > +containing a 'Fixes:' tag) ignore a change:: > + > + Cc: <stable+noautosel@xxxxxxxxxx> # reason goes here, and must be present > + > .. _option_2: > Thanks for seeing this through: Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
