29/06/2018 23:47, Kevin Traynor:
> -Backporting should be limited to bug fixes.
> +Backporting should be limited to bug fixes. All patches accepted on the
> master
> +branch with Fixes tags should be backported to the relevant stable/LTS
> branches,
> +unless the submitter indicates otherwise. If there are exceptions, they will
> be
> +discussed on the mailing lists.
>
> Features should not be backported to stable releases. It may be acceptable,
> in
> @@ -77,5 +80,6 @@ list.
> All fix patches to the master branch that are candidates for backporting
> should also be CCed to the `sta...@dpdk.org
> <http://dpdk.org/ml/listinfo/stable>`_
> -mailing list.
> +mailing list. Absence of this CC is an indication that the patch is not
> suitable
> +for backporting.
We should mention that it is not a matter of Cc'ing the dpdk-stable ML,
but more importantly, a tag which remains in the git history:
Cc: sta...@dpdk.org
