From af3e4a5ab9a017da9cf624791629e2df710a171c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thorsten Leemhuis Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 09:18:30 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: stable-kernel-rules: create special tag to flag 'no backporting' Document a new variant of the stable tag developers can use to make the stable team's tools ignore a change[1]. That way developers can use 'Fixes:' tags without fearing the changes might be backported in semi-automatic fashion. Such concerns are the reason why some developers deliberately omit the 'Fixes:' tag in changes[2] -- which somewhat undermines the reason for the existence of that tag and might be unwise in the long term[3]. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/b452fd54-fdc6-47e4-8c26-6627f6b7eff3@leemhuis.info/ [1] Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/cover.1712226175.git.antony.antony@secunet.com/ [2] Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/dfd87673-c581-4b4b-b37a-1cf5c817240d@leemhuis.info/ [3] Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/35989d3b2f3f8cf23828b0c84fde9b17a74be97c.1714367921.git.linux@leemhuis.info --- Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst index ebf4152659f2..9ca8083b41c7 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst @@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ comment to pass arbitrary or predefined notes: Cc: # see patch description, needs adjustments for <= 6.3 +There furthermore is a variant of the stable tag you can use to make the stable +team's backporting tools (e.g AUTOSEL or scripts that look for commits +containing a 'Fixes:' tag) ignore a change:: + + Cc: # reason goes here, and must be present + .. _option_2: Option 2