From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from out1-smtp.messagingengine.com (out1-smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.25]) by dpdk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F1E551BE45; Wed, 4 Jul 2018 17:22:59 +0200 (CEST) Received: from compute1.internal (compute1.nyi.internal [10.202.2.41]) by mailout.nyi.internal (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B7E321ACF; Wed, 4 Jul 2018 11:22:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mailfrontend2 ([10.202.2.163]) by compute1.internal (MEProxy); Wed, 04 Jul 2018 11:22:59 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=monjalon.net; h= cc:content-transfer-encoding:content-type:date:from:in-reply-to :message-id:mime-version:references:subject:to:x-me-sender :x-me-sender:x-sasl-enc; s=mesmtp; bh=VAkVCSGV8BC0uwSX8zqZVaEswC 3017fJ0XFBQuAwcik=; b=gHV3HtjyCpqFAIJ/S+PxZJJb9EC8k43lwPYlH1uyOz T4uXsYsZ/TJQPEYztOsRBjI8bQHuoeZgHZH4bM3KnzByGR3HhlFN6h2mduPkeyHO VB7hjWddEnyGpm6qm6r75OQSKU5yxg4N7X54KX7/Xl9OQ4GOtyN5Fl8nwYl8MGYM c= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= messagingengine.com; h=cc:content-transfer-encoding:content-type :date:from:in-reply-to:message-id:mime-version:references :subject:to:x-me-sender:x-me-sender:x-sasl-enc; s=fm3; bh=VAkVCS GV8BC0uwSX8zqZVaEswC3017fJ0XFBQuAwcik=; b=hky63QvPZv+5xFJHI9Na/7 g4Dwou0dYi41kGefjRbmm6mp4rzl427pBE/DK2mG3MkX84JiWxWhcUx6HUANOqAE 0fpc8elAUwQadlv3wwT8vsFXBodVxgHkXgEULLn1/ugnLVw7Ej0+9aEhhwu1zA0c 16e/jETA4+VP1htTWQNHKeqgIS/6UTd8QuUhXOCKBQ3t2n+E7JlFZgs7hwYsCss3 Zsk8N0f4m70M2WDPuq0McjGpHahsqkhjj+zGG3LxDSnG7eQfqRWceGWxyfNXcND5 ArJRBMeGPfxMaHVc7zOH4+EoD8jKZwZpdus0rBRGkppFQyupw0MYt9vRL3QbMhuQ == X-ME-Proxy: X-ME-Sender: Received: from xps.localnet (184.203.134.77.rev.sfr.net [77.134.203.184]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 8C4DA1031E; Wed, 4 Jul 2018 11:22:57 -0400 (EDT) From: Thomas Monjalon To: Kevin Traynor Cc: dev@dpdk.org, john.mcnamara@intel.com, bluca@debian.org, yskoh@mellanox.com, christian.ehrhardt@canonical.com, aconole@redhat.com, ferruh.yigit@intel.com, techboard@dpdk.org Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2018 17:22:56 +0200 Message-ID: <4890282.64px6iNzis@xps> In-Reply-To: <1530313843-32721-1-git-send-email-ktraynor@redhat.com> References: <1530308851-30496-1-git-send-email-ktraynor@redhat.com> <1530313843-32721-1-git-send-email-ktraynor@redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v3] docs: add default that all fixes should be backported X-BeenThere: dev@dpdk.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: DPDK patches and discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2018 15:23:00 -0000 30/06/2018 01:10, Kevin Traynor: > Set the starting point that all commits on master branch > with Fixes tag should be backported to relevant stable/LTS > branches, and explain that the submitter may indicate it is > not suitable for backport. > > Of course there will be exceptions that will crop up from time > to time that need discussion, so also add a sentence for that. > > This is to ensure that there is consistency between what is > backported to stable/LTS branches, remove some subjectivity > as to what constitutes "a fix" and avoid possible conflicts > for future backports. > > Signed-off-by: Kevin Traynor > Acked-by: Luca Boccassi > Acked-by: Aaron Conole > --- > -Backporting should be limited to bug fixes. > +Backporting should be limited to bug fixes. All patches accepted on the master > +branch with a Fixes: tag should be backported to the relevant stable/LTS > +branches, unless the submitter indicates otherwise. If there are exceptions, > +they will be discussed on the mailing lists. > + > +Fixes suitable for backport should have a ``Cc: stable@dpdk.org`` tag in the > +commit message body as follows:: > + > + doc: fix some parameter description > + > + Update the docs, fixing description of some parameter. > + > + Fixes: abcdefgh1234 ("doc: add some parameter") > + Cc: stable@dpdk.org > + > + Signed-off-by: Alex Smith > + > + > +Fixes not suitable for backport should not include the ``Cc: stable@dpdk.org`` tag. Acked-by: Thomas Monjalon The technical board reviewed it and approve this clarified guideline. Thanks