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authorThorsten Leemhuis <linux@leemhuis.info>2023-08-05 09:21:29 +0200
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>2023-08-12 13:03:28 +0200
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docs: stable-kernel-rules: improve structure by changing headlines
* replace a needless sub-heading with a short intro sentence * make "Following the submission" a proper sub-section with a headline without changing the text of the section CC: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> CC: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org> CC: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@leemhuis.info> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/0737676f951050b2ec39e1662ffea37d77ef0bec.1691219455.git.linux@leemhuis.info Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
index d3f040c2738ec..e68a76abe44ba 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree
process but should follow the procedures in
:ref:`Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst <securitybugs>`.
-For all other submissions, choose one of the following procedures
------------------------------------------------------------------
+There are three options to submit a change to -stable trees:
.. _option_1:
@@ -153,13 +152,15 @@ problems:
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # see patch description, needs adjustments for >= 6.3
-Following the submission:
+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.
+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