Provide a concrete example of how to specify what stable series should be targeted for change inclusion. Looking around on the stable mailing list this seems like a common practice already, so let's mention that in the documentation as well (but worded so it is not interpreted as the only way to do so). Signed-off-by: Shung-Hsi Yu <shung-hsi.yu@xxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst index edf90bbe30f4..daa542988095 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst @@ -57,10 +57,13 @@ options for cases where a mainlined patch needs adjustments to apply in older series (for example due to API changes). When using option 2 or 3 you can ask for your change to be included in specific -stable series. When doing so, ensure the fix or an equivalent is applicable, -submitted, or already present in all newer stable trees still supported. This is -meant to prevent regressions that users might later encounter on updating, if -e.g. a fix merged for 5.19-rc1 would be backported to 5.10.y, but not to 5.15.y. +stable series, one way to do so is by specifying the target series in the +subject prefix (e.g. '[PATCH stable 5.15 5.10]' asks that the patch to be +included in both 5.10.y and 5.15.y). When doing so, ensure the fix or an +equivalent is applicable, submitted, or already present in all newer stable +trees still supported. This is meant to prevent regressions that users might +later encounter on updating, if e.g. a fix merged for 5.19-rc1 would be +backported to 5.10.y, but not to 5.15.y. .. _option_1: -- 2.45.1
