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| author | Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> | 2022-03-29 21:25:03 -0700 |
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| committer | Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com> | 2022-03-31 10:49:39 +0200 |
| commit | 99eba4e5cbd462db47dcb949af6d5474acdac953 (patch) | |
| tree | 48387a13932907347d203d7c3627e5485d91ae57 /Documentation/networking | |
| parent | a300597318771f889136db36f9f0dcfd26b84f18 (diff) | |
| download | linux-99eba4e5cbd462db47dcb949af6d5474acdac953.tar.bz2 | |
docs: netdev: call out the merge window in tag checking
Add the most important case to the question about "where are we
in the cycle" - the case of net-next being closed.
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/networking')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst | 4 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst index 294ad9b0162d..a18e4e671e85 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst @@ -103,7 +103,9 @@ Load the mainline (Linus) page here: and note the top of the "tags" section. If it is rc1, it is early in the dev cycle. If it was tagged rc7 a week ago, then a release is -probably imminent. +probably imminent. If the most recent tag is a final release tag +(without an ``-rcN`` suffix) - we are most likely in a merge window +and ``net-next`` is closed. How can I tell the status of a patch I've sent? ----------------------------------------------- |