[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Introduce a description of a new optional tag for Backports
On 11/11/2019, 11:03, "Stefano Stabellini" <sstabellini@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: On Mon, 11 Nov 2019, Lars Kurth wrote: > On 11/11/2019, 08:12, "George Dunlap" <george.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 11/8/19 7:09 PM, Stefano Stabellini wrote: > > Signed-off-by: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxx> > > CC: jbeulich@xxxxxxxx > > CC: george.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx > > CC: julien@xxxxxxx > > CC: lars.kurth@xxxxxxxxxx > > CC: andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx > > CC: ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > CC: konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx > > CC: wl@xxxxxxx > > --- > > docs/process/backport-tag.pandoc | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ > > 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) > > create mode 100644 docs/process/backport-tag.pandoc > > > > diff --git a/docs/process/backport-tag.pandoc b/docs/process/backport-tag.pandoc > > new file mode 100644 > > index 0000000000..e570efdcc8 > > --- /dev/null > > +++ b/docs/process/backport-tag.pandoc > > @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ > > +Backport Tag > > +------------ > > + > > +A backport tag is an optional tag in the commit message to request a > > +given commit to be backported to the stable trees: > > + > > + Backport: all > > + > > +It marks a commit for being a candidate for backports to all relevant > > +trees. > > + > > + Backport: 4.9+ > > + > > +It marks a commit for being a candidate for backports to all stable > > +trees from 4.9 onward. > > + > > +Maintainers request the Backport tag to be added on commit. > > +Contributors are also welcome to mark their patches with the Backport > > +tag when they deem appropriate. Maintainers will request for it to be > > +removed when that is not the case. > > + > > +Please note that the Backport tag is a **request** for backport, which > > +will still need to be evaluated by the stable tree maintainers. > > The text and the idea both look good to me. Thank you! > But it seems kind of balkanized to put it in its own file. Would it be > better to try to make a slightly more general bit of content? Either > about the backport process, or about tags in general? Yeah, it was never meant to stay in its own separate file. I thought it would get merged into a bigger file about the whole process when it gets submitted. > It should be in https://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/Submitting_Xen_Project_Patches#What_is_in_a_patch.3F > What is currently missing is > - Release-Acked-by > - The new proposed tag > > But maybe we should have a master document in tree, which defines the tags in use > And then I can refer to it from https://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/Submitting_Xen_Project_Patches#What_is_in_a_patch.3F For now, would you like me to add the text to the wiki at https://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/Submitting_Xen_Project_Patches#What_is_in_a_patch.3F ? Or would you rather do it? No: I can do it. Just ping me when we are in agreement about the proposal Lars _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.xenproject.org/mailman/listinfo/xen-devel
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