On Wed, 13 Jan 2021, Jani Nikula wrote: > On Wed, 13 Jan 2021, Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > 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>` > > Has there been a process change, or should I take it that a Fixes: tag > without Cc: stable *may* still end up being backported to stable? The 'process' has not changed. Cc:ing the stable mailing list has been a requirement for years. This patch clears up the misconception that you (and I ... and many others by all accounts) hold that the Fixes: tag is enough. Fixes: only works when/if Greg and/or Sasha run their magical scripts to scan for them. By them doing so has "perpetuated a myth that this was the proper thing to do". It's not. Greg got fed-up of people asking that same question, so I'm fixing that and giving him something to point to and say "RTFD". Hope that clears things up. -- Lee Jones [李琼斯] Senior Technical Lead - Developer Services Linaro.org │ Open source software for Arm SoCs Follow Linaro: Facebook | Twitter | Blog
