Re: [PATCH] stable_kernel_rules: Add pointer to netdev-FAQ for network patches

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On Mon, 2014-06-23 at 11:22 -0500, Dave Chiluk wrote:
> Stable_kernel_rules should point submitters of network stable patches to the
> netdev_FAQ.txt as requests for stable network patches should go to netdev
> first.
[]
> diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
[]
> @@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the
>  
>  Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree:
>  
> + - If the patch covers the networking subsystem please follow netdev stable
> +   sumissision guidelines as described in
> +   Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt

Perhaps that should state net/ and drivers/net/ rather
than the networking subsystem which people might not
associate with the drivers.


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