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Subject[PATCH v2 1/5] docs: stable-kernel-rules: reduce redundancy
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Explain the general concept once in the intro to keep things somewhat
shorter in the individual points.

Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@leemhuis.info>
---
Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst | 13 +++++--------
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
index 1704f1c686d0a8..0da9c57287c134 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
@@ -79,10 +79,9 @@ stable tree without anything else needing to be done by the author or
subsystem maintainer.

To sent additional instructions to the stable team, use a shell-style inline
-comment:
+comment to pass arbitrary or predefined notes:

- * To specify any additional patch prerequisites for cherry picking use the
- following format in the sign-off area:
+ * Specify any additional patch prerequisites for cherry picking:

.. code-block:: none

@@ -114,8 +113,7 @@ comment:
prerequisite of patch2 if you have already marked patch1 for stable
inclusion.

- * For patches that may have kernel version prerequisites specify them using
- the following format in the sign-off area:
+ * Point out kernel version prerequisites:

.. code-block:: none

@@ -132,14 +130,13 @@ comment:
Note, such tagging is unnecessary if the stable team can derive the
appropriate versions from Fixes: tags.

- * To delay pick up of patches, use the following format:
+ * Delay pick up of patches:

.. code-block:: none

Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # after 4 weeks in mainline

- * For any other requests, just add a note to the stable tag. This for example
- can be used to point out known problems:
+ * Point out known problems:

.. code-block:: none

--
2.44.0

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