Re: [PATCH 4/4] [RFC] ipv6: Fix for possible ipv6 seqlock deadlock

[Eric Dumazet]

On Fri, 2013-09-27 at 09:00 -0700, John Stultz wrote:

> 
> It seems as such, so I'll add stable on my next submission.


Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt

Q: I see a network patch and I think it should be backported to stable.
   Should I request it via "stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" like the references in
   the kernel's Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt file say?

A: No, not for networking.  Check the stable queues as per above 1st to see
   if it is already queued.  If not, then send a mail to netdev, listing
   the upstream commit ID and why you think it should be a stable candidate.

   Before you jump to go do the above, do note that the normal stable rules
   in Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt still apply.  So you need to
   explicitly indicate why it is a critical fix and exactly what users are
   impacted.  In addition, you need to convince yourself that you _really_
   think it has been overlooked, vs. having been considered and rejected.

   Generally speaking, the longer it has had a chance to "soak" in mainline,
   the better the odds that it is an OK candidate for stable.  So scrambling
   to request a commit be added the day after it appears should be avoided.


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