From 76a916106380e1f0f80da2894af79baefc089d73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Oliver Smith Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2026 22:25:52 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] docs/generic-kernels: add policy for patches Aelin proposed this policy for patches in today's meeting and I think this makes a lot of sense. Signed-off-by: Oliver Smith Part-of: --- docs/generic-kernels.md | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/generic-kernels.md b/docs/generic-kernels.md index 70a7d7627..29dd97b3b 100644 --- a/docs/generic-kernels.md +++ b/docs/generic-kernels.md @@ -69,3 +69,14 @@ review. Please do **not** regenerate the kernel configurations; your change will be included as part of the next kernel upgrade. Rebuilds of the kernel packages take a long time and they get updated regularly, so you'll only need to wait a few days until your change makes it into the released binaries. + +## Policy for patches + +The following types of patches can be temporarily added to the generic kernels: + +* Backporting of patches that are in `linux-next` to our `-mainline` and + `-stable` kernels (not to `-lts`). +* Reverting patches that broke something (while also following up upstream to + get the patch fixed or reverted). + +Out-of-tree patches are not acceptable for the generic kernels.