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| author |   Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> | 2012-07-30 09:03:10 +0200 |
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| committer | Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> | 2012-07-30 09:03:10 +0200 |
| commit | 72ea1f74fcdf874cca6d2c0962379523bbd99e2c (patch) | |
| tree | 4c67be6c73356086ff44ef1b8b1c9479702689ca /Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | |
| parent | Merge branch 'upstream' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/floppy into for-3.6/drivers (diff) | |
| parent | drbd: announce FLUSH/FUA capability to upper layers (diff) | |
Merge branch 'for-jens' of git://git.drbd.org/linux-drbd into for-3.6/drivers
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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt | 6 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt index f0ab5cf28fca..4a7b54bd37e8 100644 --- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt +++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt @@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the marked CONFIG_BROKEN), an oops, a hang, data corruption, a real security issue, or some "oh, that's not good" issue. In short, something critical. + - Serious issues as reported by a user of a distribution kernel may also + be considered if they fix a notable performance or interactivity issue. + As these fixes are not as obvious and have a higher risk of a subtle + regression they should only be submitted by a distribution kernel + maintainer and include an addendum linking to a bugzilla entry if it + exists and additional information on the user-visible impact. - New device IDs and quirks are also accepted. - No "theoretical race condition" issues, unless an explanation of how the race can be exploited is also provided. |