On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 07:25:05AM +0200, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote: > Fine-tuning: > > * s/Linus' tree/Linux mainline/, as mainline is the term used elsewhere > in the document. > > * Provide a better example for the 'delayed backporting' case. > > Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis <li...@leemhuis.info> > --- > Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst | 4 ++-- > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst > b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst > index ebd57cb9277f7b..3c05f39858c78a 100644 > --- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst > +++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst > @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Everything you ever wanted to know about Linux -stable > releases > Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the > "-stable" tree: > > - - It or an equivalent fix must already exist in Linus' tree (upstream). > + - It or an equivalent fix must already exist in Linux mainline (upstream). > - It must be obviously correct and tested. > - It cannot be bigger than 100 lines, with context. > - It must follow the > @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ comment to pass arbitrary or predefined notes: > > .. code-block:: none > > - Cc: <sta...@vger.kernel.org> # after 4 weeks in mainline > + Cc: <sta...@vger.kernel.org> # after 6 weeks in a stable mainline > release
I do not know what "stable mainline release" means here, sorry. "after 4 weeks in mainline" means "after in Linus's tree for 4 weeks, but Linus's tree is not "stable mainline". thanks, greg k-h
