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diff --git a/Documentation/process/backporting.rst b/Documentation/process/backporting.rst index a71480fcf3b4..c42779fbcd33 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/backporting.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/backporting.rst @@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ your source tree. Don't forget to cherry-pick with ``-x`` if you want a written record of where the patch came from! Note that if you are submitting a patch for stable, the format is -slightly different; the first line after the subject line needs tobe +slightly different; the first line after the subject line needs to be either:: commit <upstream commit> upstream @@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ Submitting backports to stable ============================== As the stable maintainers try to cherry-pick mainline fixes onto their -stable kernels, they may send out emails asking for backports when when +stable kernels, they may send out emails asking for backports when encountering conflicts, see e.g. <https://lore.kernel.org/stable/2023101528-jawed-shelving-071a@gregkh/>. These emails typically include the exact steps you need to cherry-pick @@ -563,9 +563,9 @@ One thing to make sure is that your changelog conforms to the expected format:: <original patch title> - + [ Upstream commit <mainline rev> ] - + <rest of the original changelog> [ <summary of the conflicts and their resolutions> ] Signed-off-by: <your name and email> |