Larry Finger <larry.fin...@lwfinger.net> writes: > On 10/12/2016 02:36 AM, Matthieu Moy wrote: >> Larry Finger <larry.fin...@lwfinger.net> writes: >> >>> On 10/11/2016 11:18 AM, Matthieu Moy wrote: >>>> Larry Finger <larry.fin...@lwfinger.net> writes: >>>> >>>>> That added information at the end is intended to be passed on to the >>>>> stable group. In this case, the patch needs to be applied to kernel >>>>> versions 4.8 and later. >>>> >>>> OK, but where do people fetch this information from? >>> >>> This format is used in a patch for the kernel. When the patch is >>> merged into mainline, sta...@vger.kernel.org gets sent an E-mail with >>> a copy of the original patch. Maintainers of the indicated systems >>> then merge the patch with their stable version. >> >> Sorry, but this does not answer my question. I'll rephrase: when >> people behind sta...@vger.kernel.org get the message, how do they know >> which version of the kernel they should apply it to? >> >>> I do not want it in the body of the message. I just want to pass a >>> hint to the stable maintainer(s). >> >> If it's not in the body of the message, then where is it? > > That information is supplied in the "Cc: Stable" line at the end.
OK, so it *is* in the body of the email message. If I understand correctly, the important is that: * "git send-email" should accept sending a message for a commit containing a Cc: <address@host> [number] line. * The message should be sent to <address@host> But I still don't get why using the (4.8+) notation wouldn't work. It would still end up in the Cc: line in the body of the message, and the message would still be sent to the same address. It is *not* dropped from the message, just from the email headers of the message being sent. -- Matthieu Moy http://www-verimag.imag.fr/~moy/
