Clear-up any confusion surrounding the Fixes: tag with regards to the need to Cc: the stable mailing list when submitting stable patch candidates. Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx> Cc: linux-doc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx> --- v2: - Link to the 'stable-kernel-rules' document as per Greg's request Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst index 7c97ad580e7d0..7f48cccc75cdf 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst @@ -556,6 +556,11 @@ which stable kernel versions should receive your fix. This is the preferred method for indicating a bug fixed by the patch. See :ref:`describe_changes` for more details. +Note: Attaching a Fixes: tag does not subvert the stable kernel rules +process nor the requirement to Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on all stable +patch candidates. For more information, please read +:ref:`Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst <stable_kernel_rules>` + .. _the_canonical_patch_format: The canonical patch format -- 2.25.1
