From a41e8f25fa8f8f67360d88eb0eebbabe95a64bdf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Greg Kroah-Hartman Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 19:46:32 +0100 Subject: 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 Acked-by: David S. Miller Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet --- Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation/process') diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst index 070e3f04d183..06f743b612c4 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst @@ -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 ` + 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 `. -- cgit v1.2.3-55-g7522