On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:53:18 +0200 Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The submitting patches mentions criteria for a fix to be called > "security fix". Add a link to document explaining the entire process > of handling security bugs. > > Cc: Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Marek Szyprowski <m.szyprowski@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 3 ++- > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst > index 5219bf3cddfc..d5b3c5a74d5d 100644 > --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst > +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst > @@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ sending him e-mail. > If you have a patch that fixes an exploitable security bug, send that patch > to security@xxxxxxxxxx. For severe bugs, a short embargo may be considered > to allow distributors to get the patch out to users; in such cases, > -obviously, the patch should not be sent to any public lists. > +obviously, the patch should not be sent to any public lists. See also > +:ref:`Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst <security-bugs>`. I've applied this (but not part 2). Thanks, jon
