From 38bf7e474e86908f19cadb1d7a1771cea667deb5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Greg Kroah-Hartman Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 11:32:09 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] 3.16-stable patches added patches: stable_kernel_rules-add-pointer-to-netdev-faq-for-network-patches.patch --- ...er-to-netdev-faq-for-network-patches.patch | 32 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+) create mode 100644 queue-3.16/stable_kernel_rules-add-pointer-to-netdev-faq-for-network-patches.patch diff --git a/queue-3.16/stable_kernel_rules-add-pointer-to-netdev-faq-for-network-patches.patch b/queue-3.16/stable_kernel_rules-add-pointer-to-netdev-faq-for-network-patches.patch new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..e14f52b4d1b --- /dev/null +++ b/queue-3.16/stable_kernel_rules-add-pointer-to-netdev-faq-for-network-patches.patch @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +From b76fc285337b6b256e9ba20a40cfd043f70c27af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 +From: Dave Chiluk +Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 10:11:26 -0500 +Subject: stable_kernel_rules: Add pointer to netdev-FAQ for network patches + +From: Dave Chiluk + +commit b76fc285337b6b256e9ba20a40cfd043f70c27af upstream. + +Stable_kernel_rules should point submitters of network stable patches to the +netdev_FAQ.txt as requests for stable network patches should go to netdev +first. + +Signed-off-by: Dave Chiluk +Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman + +--- + Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | 3 +++ + 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) + +--- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt ++++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt +@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accept + + Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree: + ++ - If the patch covers files in net/ or drivers/net please follow netdev stable ++ submission guidelines as described in ++ Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt + - Send the patch, after verifying that it follows the above rules, to + stable@vger.kernel.org. You must note the upstream commit ID in the + changelog of your submission, as well as the kernel version you wish -- 2.47.3