From b76fc285337b6b256e9ba20a40cfd043f70c27af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dave Chiluk Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 10:11:26 -0500 Subject: stable_kernel_rules: Add pointer to netdev-FAQ for network patches Stable_kernel_rules should point submitters of network stable patches to the netdev_FAQ.txt as requests for stable network patches should go to netdev first. Signed-off-by: Dave Chiluk Cc: stable Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt index cbc2f03056bd..aee73e78c7d4 100644 --- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt +++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt @@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the 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 + Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt - Send the patch, after verifying that it follows the above rules, to stable@vger.kernel.org. You must note the upstream commit ID in the changelog of your submission, as well as the kernel version you wish -- cgit v1.2.3