On 19:32 Thu 10 Dec 2009, Greg KH wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 05:04:49PM -0800, Brandon Philips wrote:
> > Commit 163fe744c3283fd267268629afff4cfc846ed0e0 added a double
> > mutex_lock which hangs ov51x_probe(). This was clearly a typo.
> >
> > Change final mutex_lock() -> mutex_unlock()
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Brandon Philips <bphilips@xxxxxxx>
>
> Brandon, when you want patches to be added to the stable tree, just add
> a:
> Cc: stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxx>
> to the signed-off-by area of the patch. That way, when they get merged
> into Linus's tree eventually, they will be automagically sent to the
> stable@xxxxxxxxxx alias, so I know to add it to the tree at that time.
>
> It saves you time, and me time, so I don't have to go hunt for this
> upstream sometime in the future.
That is a handy feature. It might be nice to document it in the
-stable documentation. See patch below for an attempt.
I will ping stable again on this patch once this reaches Linus's tree
so you don't need to track it. Sorry for messing up the stable
procedure. :D
Thanks,
Brandon
diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
index a452227..5d24504 100644
--- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
+++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,23 @@ Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree:
- Security patches should not be sent to this alias, but instead to the
documented security@xxxxxxxxxx address.
+Submitting to -stable automatically upon reaching Linus's tree:
+
+ - As mentioned above, patches must be merged into Linus's tree before being
+ considered for -stable. But, if you are sending a patch for inclusion
+ into Linus's tree that you know you will eventually submit to -stable when
+ it is merged then you can save yourself the trouble of tracking the patch by
+ adding:
+
+ Cc: stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxx>
+
+ in the signed-off-by area of the patch. Then once it is merged with Linus
+ an email with the patch will be sent to stable@xxxxxxxxxx automatically.
+
+ This only works for patches that are for both -stable and Linus's tree at
+ the time of submission. If a fix has already made its way into Linus's tree
+ or a maintainer's queue for Linus's tree then follow the regular submission
+ rules outlined above.
Review cycle:
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