linux-stable.git/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt, branch linux-2.6.32.y

stable: Allow merging of backports for serious user-visible performance issues

2012-10-07T21:37:56+00:00

commit eb3979f64d25120d60b9e761a4c58f70b1a02f86 upstream.

Distribution kernel maintainers routinely backport fixes for users that
were deemed important but not "something critical" as defined by the
rules. To users of these kernels they are very serious and failing to fix
them reduces the value of -stable.

The problem is that the patches fixing these issues are often subtle and
prone to regressions in other ways and need greater care and attention.
To combat this, these "serious" backports should have a higher barrier
to entry.

This patch relaxes the rules to allow a distribution maintainer to merge
to -stable a backported patch or small series that fixes a "serious"
user-visible performance issue. They should include additional information on
the user-visible bug affected and a link to the bugzilla entry if available.
The same rules about the patch being already in mainline still apply.

Signed-off-by: Mel Gorman 
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman 
Signed-off-by: Willy Tarreau

Update email address for stable patch submission

2011-11-07T20:32:23+00:00

commit 5fa224295f0e0358c8bc0e5390702338df889def upstream.

The stable@kernel.org email address has been replaced with the
stable@vger.kernel.org mailing list.  Change the stable kernel rules to
reference the new list instead of the semi-defunct email alias.

Signed-off-by: Josh Boyer 
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

Update stable tree documentation

2008-10-29T22:03:49+00:00

Update the documentation for the stable tree rules to reflect
that device IDs and quirks are also suitable for -stable
kernels.

Signed-off-by: Josh Boyer 
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

stable_kernel_rules: fix must already be in mainline

2008-02-21T23:27:07+00:00

stable_kernel_rules: fix must already be in mainline

Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter 
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

Fix typos in /Documentation : Misc

2006-11-30T04:21:10+00:00

This patch fixes typos in various Documentation txts. The patch addresses some
misc words.

Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante 
Acked-by: Randy Dunlap 
Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk

Fix "can not" in Documentation and Kconfig

2006-10-03T20:53:09+00:00

Randy brought it to my attention that in proper english "can not" should always
be written "cannot". I donot see any reason to argue, even if I mightnot
understand why this rule exists.  This patch fixes "can not" in several
Documentation files as well as three Kconfigs.

Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante 
Acked-by: Randy Dunlap 
Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk

[PATCH] Docs update: small fixes to stable_kernel_rules.txt

2006-01-10T16:01:55+00:00

Small spelling, formating & similar fixes to stable_kernel_rules.txt

Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl 
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton 
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

[PATCH] Add the rules about the -stable kernel releases to the Documentation directory

2005-07-29T20:12:49+00:00

This was the last agreed upon set of rules, it's probably time we actually add
them to the kernel tree to make them "official".

Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman 
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds