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| author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-18 17:39:57 +0000 |
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| committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-05-18 17:39:57 +0000 |
| commit | dc50eab76b709d68175a358d6e23a5a3890764d3 (patch) | |
| tree | c754d0390db060af0213ff994f0ac310e4cfd6e9 /Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst | |
| parent | Adding debian version 6.6.15-2. (diff) | |
| download | linux-dc50eab76b709d68175a358d6e23a5a3890764d3.tar.xz linux-dc50eab76b709d68175a358d6e23a5a3890764d3.zip | |
Merging upstream version 6.7.7.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst index 41f1e07abf..1704f1c686 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst @@ -101,6 +101,19 @@ comment: git cherry-pick fd21073 git cherry-pick <this commit> + Note that for a patch series, you do not have to list as prerequisites the + patches present in the series itself. For example, if you have the following + patch series: + + .. code-block:: none + + patch1 + patch2 + + where patch2 depends on patch1, you do not have to list patch1 as + prerequisite of patch2 if you have already marked patch1 for stable + inclusion. + * For patches that may have kernel version prerequisites specify them using the following format in the sign-off area: |