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diff --git a/docs/submittingpatches.html b/docs/submittingpatches.html index 69835af6eb..564ad731b2 100644 --- a/docs/submittingpatches.html +++ b/docs/submittingpatches.html @@ -233,17 +233,11 @@ Here are some examples of such a note: </p> <ul> <li>CC: <mesa-stable@lists.freedesktop.org></li> - <li>CC: "9.2 10.0" <mesa-stable@lists.freedesktop.org></li> - <li>CC: "10.0" <mesa-stable@lists.freedesktop.org></li> </ul> Simply adding the CC to the mesa-stable list address is adequate to nominate -the commit for the most-recently-created stable branch. It is only necessary -to specify a specific branch name, (such as "9.2 10.0" or "10.0" in the -examples above), if you want to nominate the commit for an older stable -branch. And, as in these examples, you can nominate the commit for the older -branch in addition to the more recent branch, or nominate the commit -exclusively for the older branch. +the commit for all the active stable branches. If the commit is not applicable +for said branch the stable-release manager will reply stating so. This "CC" syntax for patch nomination will cause patches to automatically be copied to the mesa-stable@ mailing list when you use "git send-email" to send |