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| author | Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@leemhuis.info> | 2024-04-29 09:18:29 +0200 |
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| committer | Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> | 2024-05-02 10:09:17 -0600 |
| commit | bb12799503d75f29ddc5a6b2905f960ababe308c (patch) | |
| tree | a10c50448315b7f775c70251ecfd98192890683b | |
| parent | 5db34f5bfd78230148df83472af5a85c91d04058 (diff) | |
| download | linux-bb12799503d75f29ddc5a6b2905f960ababe308c.tar.gz | |
docs: stable-kernel-rules: explain use of stable@kernel.org (w/o @vger.)
Document when to use of stable@kernel.org instead of
stable@vger.kernel.org, as the two are easily mixed up and their
difference not explained anywhere[1].
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240422231550.3cf5f723@sal.lan/ [1]
Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@leemhuis.info>
Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/6783b71da48aac5290756343f58591dc42da87bc.1714367921.git.linux@leemhuis.info
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst | 4 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst index b4af627154f1d8..ebf4152659f2d0 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst @@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ for stable trees, add this tag in the sign-off area:: Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org +Use ``Cc: stable@kernel.org`` instead when fixing unpublished vulnerabilities: +it reduces the chance of accidentally exposing the fix to the public by way of +'git send-email', as mails sent to that address are not delivered anywhere. + Once the patch is mainlined it will be applied to the stable tree without anything else needing to be done by the author or subsystem maintainer. |