[dpdk-dev] [PATCH] docs: add default that all fixes are backported
Luca Boccassi
bluca at debian.org
Thu Jun 21 18:14:11 CEST 2018
On Thu, 2018-06-21 at 17:00 +0100, Kevin Traynor wrote:
> Set the starting point that all commits on master branch
> with Fixes tag are backported to relevant stable/LTS branches.
>
> 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 <ktraynor at redhat.com>
> ---
> doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst | 4 +++-
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst
> b/doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst
> index 0f2f1f3..bbafc37 100644
> --- a/doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst
> +++ b/doc/guides/contributing/stable.rst
> @@ -58,5 +58,7 @@ What changes should be backported
> ---------------------------------
>
> -Backporting should be limited to bug fixes.
> +Backporting should be limited to bug fixes. All patches accepted on
> the master
> +branch with Fixes tags will be backported to the relevant stable/LTS
> branches.
> +If there are exceptions, they will be discussed on the mailing
> lists.
>
> Features should not be backported to stable releases. It may be
> acceptable, in
Acked-by: Luca Boccassi <bluca at debian.org>
--
Kind regards,
Luca Boccassi
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