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authorDave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com>2015-04-20 01:32:26 (GMT)
committerDave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com>2015-04-20 03:05:20 (GMT)
commit2c33ce009ca2389dbf0535d0672214d09738e35e (patch)
tree6186a6458c3c160385d794a23eaf07c786a9e61b /Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
parentcec32a47010647e8b0603726ebb75b990a4057a4 (diff)
parent09d51602cf84a1264946711dd4ea0dddbac599a1 (diff)
downloadlinux-2c33ce009ca2389dbf0535d0672214d09738e35e.tar.xz
Merge Linus master into drm-next
The merge is clean, but the arm build fails afterwards, due to API changes in the regulator tree. I've included the patch into the merge to fix the build. Signed-off-by: Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com>
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@@ -81,6 +81,16 @@ format in the sign-off area:
git cherry-pick fd21073
git cherry-pick <this commit>
+Also, some patches may have kernel version prerequisites. This can be
+specified in the following format in the sign-off area:
+
+ Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x-
+
+ The tag has the meaning of:
+ git cherry-pick <this commit>
+
+ For each "-stable" tree starting with the specified version.
+
Following the submission:
- The sender will receive an ACK when the patch has been accepted into the