queue-4.19/stable-kernel-rules.rst-add-link-to-networking-patch-queue.patch

   1 From a41e8f25fa8f8f67360d88eb0eebbabe95a64bdf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
   2 From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
   3 Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 19:46:32 +0100
   4 Subject: stable-kernel-rules.rst: add link to networking patch queue
   5
   6 From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
   7
   8 commit a41e8f25fa8f8f67360d88eb0eebbabe95a64bdf upstream.
   9
  10 The networking maintainer keeps a public list of the patches being
  11 queued up for the next round of stable releases.  Be sure to check there
  12 before asking for a patch to be applied so that you do not waste
  13 people's time.
  14
  15 Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
  16 Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
  17 Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
  18 Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
  19
  20 ---
  21  Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst |    3 +++
  22  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
  23
  24 --- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
  25 +++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
  26 @@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ Procedure for submitting patches to the
  27   - If the patch covers files in net/ or drivers/net please follow netdev stable
  28     submission guidelines as described in
  29     :ref:`Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst <netdev-FAQ>`
  30 +   after first checking the stable networking queue at
  31 +   https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/bundle/davem/stable/?series=&submitter=&state=*&q=&archive=
  32 +   to ensure the requested patch is not already queued up.
  33   - Security patches should not be handled (solely) by the -stable review
  34     process but should follow the procedures in
  35     :ref:`Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst <securitybugs>`.