From 2ca85aac1213ffe90d8503521fb57bed4c2cabd4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Greg Kroah-Hartman Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 19:46:32 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] stable-kernel-rules.rst: add link to networking patch queue commit a41e8f25fa8f8f67360d88eb0eebbabe95a64bdf upstream. 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 Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst index 0de6f6145cc6..7ba8cd567f84 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 `.