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authorGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>2019-01-22 21:46:32 +0300
committerJonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>2019-02-02 02:11:55 +0300
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stable-kernel-rules.rst: add link to networking patch queue
The networking maintainer keeps a public list of the patches being queued up for the next round of stable releases. Be sure to check there before asking for a patch to be applied so that you do not waste people's time. Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
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@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ 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
:ref:`Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst <netdev-FAQ>`
+ after first checking the stable networking queue at
+ https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/bundle/davem/stable/?series=&submitter=&state=*&q=&archive=
+ to ensure the requested patch is not already queued up.
- 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>`.