From 4f01342464a8a99bf0cbb45a3ce4cf44a8baa1c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hugo Villeneuve Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2023 16:36:30 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation: stable: clarify patch series prerequisites Add some clarifications for patches that have dependencies within the patch series. Signed-off-by: Hugo Villeneuve Rule: add Link: https://lore.kernel.org/stable/20230911203628.20068-1-hugo%40hugovil.com Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230911203628.20068-1-hugo@hugovil.com Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst index 41f1e07abfdf..1704f1c686d0 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 + 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: