2012/5/16 Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: >> I read stable_kernel_rules.txt, this article tells me I must note >> upstream commit ID. >> Above patch is not included in upstream currently, so I can't find >> upstream commit ID. >> Is 'Acked-by from MAINTAINER' sufficient for submitting to stable-kernel? >> Is below format right for stable submission format? > > No. > > Please read the second item in the list that says: "Procedure for > submitting patches to the -stable tree" in the file, > Documentation/stable_kernel_rulest.txt. It states: > > - To have the patch automatically included in the stable tree, add the tag > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > in the sign-off area. Once the patch is merged it will be applied to > the stable tree without anything else needing to be done by the author > or subsystem maintainer. > > Does that help? > > thanks, > > greg k-h Thanks, very helpful. -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Fight unfair telecom internet charges in Canada: sign http://stopthemeter.ca/ Don't email: <a href