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From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
To: Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@grenoble-inp.fr>
Cc: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>,
	Mathieu Lienard--Mayor <Mathieu.Lienard--Mayor@ensimag.imag.fr>,
	Remi Lespinet <remi.lespinet@ensimag.grenoble-inp.fr>,
	git@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Formatting problem send_mail in version 2.10.0
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 10:27:57 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <02cfe81b-9f6a-ddbd-3411-2839e8a58b1e@lwfinger.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <vpq60oy589b.fsf@anie.imag.fr>

On 10/12/2016 02:36 AM, Matthieu Moy wrote:
> Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> writes:
>
>> On 10/11/2016 11:18 AM, Matthieu Moy wrote:
>>> Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> writes:
>>>
>>>> That added information at the end is intended to be passed on to the
>>>> stable group. In this case, the patch needs to be applied to kernel
>>>> versions 4.8 and later.
>>>
>>> OK, but where do people fetch this information from?
>>
>> This format is used in a patch for the kernel. When the patch is
>> merged into mainline, stable@vger.kernel.org gets sent an E-mail with
>> a copy of the original patch. Maintainers of the indicated systems
>> then merge the patch with their stable version.
>
> Sorry, but this does not answer my question. I'll rephrase: when
> people behind stable@vger.kernel.org get the message, how do they know
> which version of the kernel they should apply it to?
>
>> I do not want it in the body of the message. I just want to pass a
>> hint to the stable maintainer(s).
>
> If it's not in the body of the message, then where is it?

That information is supplied in the "Cc: Stable" line at the end. That is the 
point for the "[4.8+]" notation. That means apply to kernel 4.8 and later. 
Without this information, the patch author has to monitor the mainline kernel 
for the application of the main patch, and then send a separate E-mail to Stable 
indicating the version info. When the info is included, then the process is 
automatic. I hope you understand now.

Larry



  reply	other threads:[~2016-10-12 15:28 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-10-10 21:00 Formatting problem send_mail in version 2.10.0 Larry Finger
2016-10-10 21:48 ` Jeff King
2016-10-10 21:57   ` Jeff King
2016-10-10 23:35     ` Larry Finger
2016-10-10 23:43       ` Jeff King
2016-10-11  7:39     ` Matthieu Moy
2016-10-11 15:42       ` Larry Finger
2016-10-11 16:18         ` Matthieu Moy
2016-10-12  4:28           ` Larry Finger
2016-10-12  7:36             ` Matthieu Moy
2016-10-12 15:27               ` Larry Finger [this message]
2016-10-12 15:40                 ` Matthieu Moy
2016-10-12 15:40               ` Larry Finger
2016-10-12 15:45                 ` Matthieu Moy
2016-10-12 15:59                   ` Larry Finger
2016-10-12 20:53                   ` Junio C Hamano
2016-10-12 23:13                     ` Jeff King
2016-10-13  5:37                       ` Matthieu Moy
2016-10-13  5:47                         ` [PATCH] parse_mailboxes: accept extra text after <...> address Matthieu Moy
2016-10-13 15:33                       ` Formatting problem send_mail in version 2.10.0 Kevin Daudt
2016-10-13 16:05                         ` Matthieu Moy
2016-10-13  5:32                     ` Matthieu Moy
2016-10-14 17:04                       ` Junio C Hamano
2016-10-11 16:02       ` Jeff King

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