On Mon, Jun 04, 2018 at 11:07:19AM -0700, Cong Wang wrote: > Per discussion with David at netconf 2018, let's clarify > DaveM's position of handling stable backports in netdev-FAQ. > > This is important for people relying on upstream -stable > releases. > > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt | 9 +++++++++ > 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt > index 2a3278d5cf35..6dde6686c870 100644 > --- a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt > +++ b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt > @@ -179,6 +179,15 @@ A: No. See above answer. In short, if you think it really belongs in > dash marker line as described in Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst to > temporarily embed that information into the patch that you send. > > +Q: Are all networking bug fixes backported to all stable releases? > + > +A: Due to capacity, Dave could only take care of the backports for the last > + 3 stable releases. For earlier stable releases, each stable branch maintainer s/3/2/ There's no need for Dave to do more work than he currently does :) thanks, greg k-h
