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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2022-03-28 22:41:28 +0300
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2022-03-28 22:41:28 +0300
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Merge tag 'driver-core-5.18-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core
Pull driver core updates from Greg KH: "Here is the set of driver core changes for 5.18-rc1. Not much here, primarily it was a bunch of cleanups and small updates: - kobj_type cleanups for default_groups - documentation updates - firmware loader minor changes - component common helper added and take advantage of it in many drivers (the largest part of this pull request). All of these have been in linux-next for a while with no reported problems" * tag 'driver-core-5.18-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core: (54 commits) Documentation: update stable review cycle documentation drivers/base/dd.c : Remove the initial value of the global variable Documentation: update stable tree link Documentation: add link to stable release candidate tree devres: fix typos in comments Documentation: add note block surrounding security patch note samples/kobject: Use sysfs_emit instead of sprintf base: soc: Make soc_device_match() simpler and easier to read driver core: dd: fix return value of __setup handler driver core: Refactor sysfs and drv/bus remove hooks driver core: Refactor multiple copies of device cleanup scripts: get_abi.pl: Fix typo in help message kernfs: fix typos in comments kernfs: remove unneeded #if 0 guard ALSA: hda/realtek: Make use of the helper component_compare_dev_name video: omapfb: dss: Make use of the helper component_compare_dev power: supply: ab8500: Make use of the helper component_compare_dev ASoC: codecs: wcd938x: Make use of the helper component_compare/release_of iommu/mediatek: Make use of the helper component_compare/release_of drm: of: Make use of the helper component_release_of ...
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diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
index 003c865e9c21..c61865e91f52 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the
Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree
----------------------------------------------------
- - Security patches should not be handled (solely) by the -stable review
+.. note::
+
+ Security patches should not be handled (solely) by the -stable review
process but should follow the procedures in
:ref:`Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst <securitybugs>`.
@@ -81,8 +83,8 @@ it to be applied to.
:ref:`option_2` and :ref:`option_3` are more useful if the patch isn't deemed
worthy at the time it is applied to a public git tree (for instance, because
it deserves more regression testing first). :ref:`option_3` is especially
-useful if the patch needs some special handling to apply to an older kernel
-(e.g., if API's have changed in the meantime).
+useful if the original upstream patch needs to be backported (for example
+the backport needs some special handling due to e.g. API changes).
Note that for :ref:`option_3`, if the patch deviates from the original
upstream patch (for example because it had to be backported) this must be very
@@ -151,8 +153,17 @@ Review cycle
- If the patch is rejected by a member of the committee, or linux-kernel
members object to the patch, bringing up issues that the maintainers and
members did not realize, the patch will be dropped from the queue.
- - At the end of the review cycle, the ACKed patches will be added to the
- latest -stable release, and a new -stable release will happen.
+ - The ACKed patches will be posted again as part of release candidate (-rc)
+ to be tested by developers and testers.
+ - Usually only one -rc release is made, however if there are any outstanding
+ issues, some patches may be modified or dropped or additional patches may
+ be queued. Additional -rc releases are then released and tested until no
+ issues are found.
+ - Responding to the -rc releases can be done on the mailing list by sending
+ a "Tested-by:" email with any testing information desired. The "Tested-by:"
+ tags will be collected and added to the release commit.
+ - At the end of the review cycle, the new -stable release will be released
+ containing all the queued and tested patches.
- Security patches will be accepted into the -stable tree directly from the
security kernel team, and not go through the normal review cycle.
Contact the kernel security team for more details on this procedure.
@@ -168,7 +179,16 @@ Trees
- The finalized and tagged releases of all stable kernels can be found
in separate branches per version at:
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git
+ https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
+
+ - The release candidate of all stable kernel versions can be found at:
+
+ https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git/
+
+ .. warning::
+ The -stable-rc tree is a snapshot in time of the stable-queue tree and
+ will change frequently, hence will be rebased often. It should only be
+ used for testing purposes (e.g. to be consumed by CI systems).
Review committee