mm: change isolate mode from #define to bitwise type

[firefly-linux-kernel-4.4.55.git] / Documentation / stable_kernel_rules.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
index e213f45cf9d7505c9c9e1fbd088eb91cd83292f4..e1f856b1b4564595d2574118827f2af4a86f7558 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
+++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the
    marked CONFIG_BROKEN), an oops, a hang, data corruption, a real
    security issue, or some "oh, that's not good" issue.  In short, something
    critical.
+ - Serious issues as reported by a user of a distribution kernel may also
+   be considered if they fix a notable performance or interactivity issue.
+   As these fixes are not as obvious and have a higher risk of a subtle
+   regression they should only be submitted by a distribution kernel
+   maintainer and include an addendum linking to a bugzilla entry if it
+   exists and additional information on the user-visible impact.
  - New device IDs and quirks are also accepted.
  - No "theoretical race condition" issues, unless an explanation of how the
    race can be exploited is also provided.
@@ -24,10 +30,10 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the
 Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree:
 
  - Send the patch, after verifying that it follows the above rules, to
-   stable@kernel.org.  You must note the upstream commit ID in the changelog
-   of your submission.
+   stable@vger.kernel.org.  You must note the upstream commit ID in the
+   changelog of your submission.
  - To have the patch automatically included in the stable tree, add the tag
-     Cc: stable@kernel.org
+     Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
    in the sign-off area. Once the patch is merged it will be applied to
    the stable tree without anything else needing to be done by the author
    or subsystem maintainer.
@@ -35,10 +41,10 @@ Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree:
    cherry-picked than this can be specified in the following format in
    the sign-off area:
 
-     Cc: <stable@kernel.org> # .32.x: a1f84a3: sched: Check for idle
-     Cc: <stable@kernel.org> # .32.x: 1b9508f: sched: Rate-limit newidle
-     Cc: <stable@kernel.org> # .32.x: fd21073: sched: Fix affinity logic
-     Cc: <stable@kernel.org> # .32.x
+     Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # .32.x: a1f84a3: sched: Check for idle
+     Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # .32.x: 1b9508f: sched: Rate-limit newidle
+     Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # .32.x: fd21073: sched: Fix affinity logic
+     Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # .32.x
     Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
 
    The tag sequence has the meaning of: