Hi Michael, On Thu, May 23, 2024 at 12:05:03PM +1000, Michael Ellerman wrote: > kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > Hi, > > > > Thanks for your patch. > > I found this report confusing. > > It seems like it's saying a patch with "Fixes: ..." *must* include a > "Cc: stable" tag, but that is wrong, it's up to the developer to decide. > > What it's trying to say is that the patch was Cc'ed via mail to > stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and that is not the correct way to request stable > inclusion. > > So can I suggest the report begins with something like: > > Your patch was Cc'ed via mail to stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx but that is > not the correct way to requestion stable inclusion, the correct method > is .... > > > FYI: kernel test robot notices the stable kernel rule is not satisfied. > > > > The check is based on https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html#option-1 > > > > Rule: add the tag "Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" in the sign-off area to have the patch automatically included in the stable tree. Sorry for causing any confusion. This report actually suggests to add a "Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" tag in the sign-off area as well, despite having "Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" in the email header. Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fixes: 6ccbbc33f06a ("KVM: PPC: Add helper library for Guest State Buffers") Signed-off-by: ... Not sure if we interpret the documentation correctly or not. Please kindly correct us if we have any misunderstanding, and we will fix the bot to provide more accurate suggestions in the report. https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html#option-1 Thanks, Yujie > > Subject: [PATCH] arch/powerpc/kvm: Fix doorbell emulation by adding DPDES support > > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/stable/20240522082838.121769-1-gautam%40linux.ibm.com > > > cheers >
