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diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
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--- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
+++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the
race can be exploited is also provided.
- It cannot contain any "trivial" fixes in it (spelling changes,
whitespace cleanups, etc).
- - It must follow the Documentation/SubmittingPatches rules.
+ - It must follow the
+ :ref:`Documentation/SubmittingPatches <submittingpatches>`
+ rules.
- It or an equivalent fix must already exist in Linus' tree (upstream).
@@ -37,7 +39,8 @@ Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree
submission guidelines as described in
Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt
- Security patches should not be handled (solely) by the -stable review
- process but should follow the procedures in Documentation/SecurityBugs.
+ process but should follow the procedures in
+ :ref:`Documentation/SecurityBugs <securitybugs>`.
For all other submissions, choose one of the following procedures
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