On 11/1/22 14:59, Biju Das wrote: >> I got 7 or so copies of this, with slightly different Cc: lines. > > I followed option 1 mentioned in [1] > > [1] https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v5.10/process/stable-kernel-rules.html > > >> >> AFAICT this is supposed to be stable kernel submission. In such case, >> I'd expect [PATCH 4.14, 4.19, 5.10] in the subject line, and original >> sign-off block from the mainline patch. > > OK. Maybe [1] needs updating. The documentation says (in this case the third option applies): > Send the patch, after verifying that it follows the above rules, to> stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. You must note the upstream commit ID in the > changelog of your submission, as well as the kernel version you wish > it to be applied to. It doesn't specify how to mark desired target branch, unfortunately. > >> >> OTOH if it has Fixes tag (and it does) or Cc: stable (it has both), >> normally there's no need to do separate submission to stable, as Greg >> handles these automatically? > > I got merge conflict mails for 4.9, 4.14, 4.19, 5.4, 5.10 and 5.15 stable. > I thought, I need to fix the conflicts and resend. Am I missing anything?? Please let me know. > The upstream commit didn't apply cleanly to *all* stable branches due to conflicts, right? Thanks. -- An old man doll... just what I always wanted! - Clara
