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authorLuca Boccassi <luca.boccassi@gmail.com>2018-08-14 18:52:30 +0100
committerLuca Boccassi <luca.boccassi@gmail.com>2018-08-14 18:53:17 +0100
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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ Copyright 2018 The DPDK contributors
+
.. stable_lts_releases:
DPDK Stable Releases and Long Term Support
@@ -57,7 +60,25 @@ that a tagged release has been tested.
What changes should be backported
---------------------------------
-Backporting should be limited to bug fixes.
+Backporting should be limited to bug fixes. All patches accepted on the master
+branch with a Fixes: tag should be backported to the relevant stable/LTS
+branches, unless the submitter indicates otherwise. If there are exceptions,
+they will be discussed on the mailing lists.
+
+Fixes suitable for backport should have a ``Cc: stable@dpdk.org`` tag in the
+commit message body as follows::
+
+ doc: fix some parameter description
+
+ Update the docs, fixing description of some parameter.
+
+ Fixes: abcdefgh1234 ("doc: add some parameter")
+ Cc: stable@dpdk.org
+
+ Signed-off-by: Alex Smith <alex.smith@example.com>
+
+
+Fixes not suitable for backport should not include the ``Cc: stable@dpdk.org`` tag.
Features should not be backported to stable releases. It may be acceptable, in
limited cases, to back port features for the LTS release where: