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authorThorsten Leemhuis <linux@leemhuis.info>2024-04-29 09:18:29 +0200
committerJonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>2024-05-02 10:09:17 -0600
commitbb12799503d75f29ddc5a6b2905f960ababe308c (patch)
treea10c50448315b7f775c70251ecfd98192890683b /Documentation/process
parent5db34f5bfd78230148df83472af5a85c91d04058 (diff)
docs: stable-kernel-rules: explain use of stable@kernel.org (w/o @vger.)
Document when to use of stable@kernel.org instead of stable@vger.kernel.org, as the two are easily mixed up and their difference not explained anywhere[1]. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240422231550.3cf5f723@sal.lan/ [1] Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@leemhuis.info> Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/6783b71da48aac5290756343f58591dc42da87bc.1714367921.git.linux@leemhuis.info
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@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ for stable trees, add this tag in the sign-off area::
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
+Use ``Cc: stable@kernel.org`` instead when fixing unpublished vulnerabilities:
+it reduces the chance of accidentally exposing the fix to the public by way of
+'git send-email', as mails sent to that address are not delivered anywhere.
+
Once the patch is mainlined it will be applied to the stable tree without
anything else needing to be done by the author or subsystem maintainer.