From: Matthieu Moy Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 15:45:03 GMT Subject: Re: Formatting problem send_mail in version 2.10.0 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <5978b674-02eb-59ad-9468-93203533575f@lwfinger.net> Larry Finger writes: > On 10/12/2016 02:36 AM, Matthieu Moy wrote: >> Larry Finger writes: >> >>> On 10/11/2016 11:18 AM, Matthieu Moy wrote: >>>> Larry Finger writes: >>>> >>>>> That added information at the end is intended to be passed on to the >>>>> stable group. In this case, the patch needs to be applied to kernel >>>>> versions 4.8 and later. >>>> >>>> OK, but where do people fetch this information from? >>> >>> This format is used in a patch for the kernel. When the patch is >>> merged into mainline, stable@vger.kernel.org gets sent an E-mail with >>> a copy of the original patch. Maintainers of the indicated systems >>> then merge the patch with their stable version. >> >> Sorry, but this does not answer my question. I'll rephrase: when >> people behind stable@vger.kernel.org get the message, how do they know >> which version of the kernel they should apply it to? >> >>> I do not want it in the body of the message. I just want to pass a >>> hint to the stable maintainer(s). >> >> If it's not in the body of the message, then where is it? > > This point is clarified in the thread > http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=147625930203434&w=2, which is > with my upstream maintainer. Which explicitly states that the syntax is not [$number], but # $number, right? -- Matthieu Moy http://www-verimag.imag.fr/~moy/