On Mon, Dec 05, 2016 at 04:11:21PM +0000, Emil Velikov wrote: > From: Emil Velikov <[email protected]> > > Document what has been the unofficial way to self-reject stable patches. > > Namely: drop the mesa-stable tag and push the commit. > > Cc: Nanley Chery <[email protected]> > Signed-off-by: Emil Velikov <[email protected]> > --- > Nanley, I fear that adding this note to the criteria section will get > lost. > > Please let me know if you prefer it there and/or if we can make the > wording clearer and less likely to miss.
Hi Emil, I agree with your approach. Documenting this note in a manner that stands out is a good idea. Thank you very much for making this part of the stable-patch submission process explicit. This patch is, Reviewed-by: Nanley Chery <[email protected]> > --- > docs/submittingpatches.html | 7 +++++++ > 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/docs/submittingpatches.html b/docs/submittingpatches.html > index d1ca68d..141cec2 100644 > --- a/docs/submittingpatches.html > +++ b/docs/submittingpatches.html > @@ -249,6 +249,13 @@ copied to the mesa-stable@ mailing list when you use > "git send-email" to send > patches to the mesa-dev@ mailing list. If you prefer using --suppress-cc that > won't have any effect negative effect on the patch nomination. > > +<p> > +Note: by removing the tag [as the commit is pushed] the patch is > +<strong>explicitly</strong> rejected from inclusion in the stable branch(es). > +<br> > +Thus, drop the line <strong>only</strong> if you want to cancel the > nomination. > +</p> > + > <h2 id="criteria">Criteria for accepting patches to the stable branch</h2> > > Mesa has a designated release manager for each stable branch, and the release > -- > 2.10.2 > > _______________________________________________ > mesa-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/mesa-dev _______________________________________________ mesa-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/mesa-dev
