From e09b41010ba33a20a87472ee821fa407a5b8da36 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: José Pekkarinen Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2016 10:41:07 +0300 Subject: These changes are the raw update to linux-4.4.6-rt14. Kernel sources are taken from kernel.org, and rt patch from the rt wiki download page. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit During the rebasing, the following patch collided: Force tick interrupt and get rid of softirq magic(I70131fb85). Collisions have been removed because its logic was found on the source already. Change-Id: I7f57a4081d9deaa0d9ccfc41a6c8daccdee3b769 Signed-off-by: José Pekkarinen --- kernel/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | 19 ++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'kernel/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt') diff --git a/kernel/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/kernel/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt index 58d0ac4df..3049a6122 100644 --- a/kernel/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt +++ b/kernel/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt @@ -59,11 +59,20 @@ For all other submissions, choose one of the following procedures: 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). +Option 1 is *strongly* preferred, is 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). + +Note that for Option 3, if the patch deviates from the original upstream patch +(for example because it had to be backported) this must be very clearly +documented and justified in the patch description. + +The upstream commit ID must be specified with a separate line above the commit +text, like this: + + commit upstream. Additionally, some patches submitted via Option 1 may have additional patch prerequisites which can be cherry-picked. This can be specified in the following -- cgit 1.2.3-korg