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+Everything you ever wanted to know about Linux -stable releases.
+
+Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the
+"-stable" tree:
+
+ - It must be obviously correct and tested.
+ - It cannot be bigger than 100 lines, with context.
+ - It must fix only one thing.
+ - It must fix a real bug that bothers people (not a, "This could be a
+   problem..." type thing).
+ - It must fix a problem that causes a build error (but not for things
+   marked CONFIG_BROKEN), an oops, a hang, data corruption, a real
+   security issue, or some "oh, that's not good" issue.  In short, something
+   critical.
+ - Serious issues as reported by a user of a distribution kernel may also
+   be considered if they fix a notable performance or interactivity issue.
+   As these fixes are not as obvious and have a higher risk of a subtle
+   regression they should only be submitted by a distribution kernel
+   maintainer and include an addendum linking to a bugzilla entry if it
+   exists and additional information on the user-visible impact.
+ - New device IDs and quirks are also accepted.
+ - No "theoretical race condition" issues, unless an explanation of how the
+   race can be exploited is also provided.
+ - It cannot contain any "trivial" fixes in it (spelling changes,
+   whitespace cleanups, etc).
+ - It must follow the Documentation/SubmittingPatches rules.
+ - It or an equivalent fix must already exist in Linus' tree (upstream).
+
+
+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
+ - Security patches should not be handled (solely) by the -stable review
+   process but should follow the procedures in Documentation/SecurityBugs.
+
+For all other submissions, choose one of the following procedures:
+
+   --- Option 1 ---
+
+   To have the patch automatically included in the stable tree, add the tag
+     Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
+   in the sign-off area. Once the patch is merged it will be applied to
+   the stable tree without anything else needing to be done by the author
+   or subsystem maintainer.
+
+   --- Option 2 ---
+
+   After the patch has been merged to Linus' tree, send an email to
+   stable@vger.kernel.org containing the subject of the patch, the commit ID,
+   why you think it should be applied, and what kernel version you wish it to
+   be applied to.
+
+   --- Option 3 ---
+
+   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
+   it to be applied to.
+
+Option 1 is probably the easiest and most common. Options 2 and 3 are more
+useful if the patch isn't deemed worthy at the time it is applied to a public
+git tree (for instance, because it deserves more regression testing first).
+Option 3 is especially useful if the patch needs some special handling to apply
+to an older kernel (e.g., if API's have changed in the meantime).
+
+Additionally, some patches submitted via Option 1 may have additional patch
+prerequisites which can be cherry-picked. This can be specified in the following
+format in the sign-off area:
+
+     Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x: a1f84a3: sched: Check for idle
+     Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x: 1b9508f: sched: Rate-limit newidle
+     Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x: fd21073: sched: Fix affinity logic
+     Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x
+    Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
+
+   The tag sequence has the meaning of:
+     git cherry-pick a1f84a3
+     git cherry-pick 1b9508f
+     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
+   queue, or a NAK if the patch is rejected.  This response might take a few
+   days, according to the developer's schedules.
+ - If accepted, the patch will be added to the -stable queue, for review by
+   other developers and by the relevant subsystem maintainer.
+
+
+Review cycle:
+
+ - When the -stable maintainers decide for a review cycle, the patches will be
+   sent to the review committee, and the maintainer of the affected area of
+   the patch (unless the submitter is the maintainer of the area) and CC: to
+   the linux-kernel mailing list.
+ - The review committee has 48 hours in which to ACK or NAK the patch.
+ - If the patch is rejected by a member of the committee, or linux-kernel
+   members object to the patch, bringing up issues that the maintainers and
+   members did not realize, the patch will be dropped from the queue.
+ - At the end of the review cycle, the ACKed patches will be added to the
+   latest -stable release, and a new -stable release will happen.
+ - Security patches will be accepted into the -stable tree directly from the
+   security kernel team, and not go through the normal review cycle.
+   Contact the kernel security team for more details on this procedure.
+
+Trees:
+
+ - The queues of patches, for both completed versions and in progress
+   versions can be found at:
+	http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git
+ - The finalized and tagged releases of all stable kernels can be found
+   in separate branches per version at:
+	http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git
+
+
+Review committee:
+
+ - This is made up of a number of kernel developers who have volunteered for
+   this task, and a few that haven't.