stable_kernel_rules: Add pointer to netdev-FAQ for network patches

[pandora-kernel.git] / Documentation / stable_kernel_rules.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
index 22bf11b..53feeac 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
+++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the
 
 Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree:
 
+ - If the patch covers files in net/ or drivers/net please follow netdev stable
+   submission guidelines as described in
+   Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt
  - Send the patch, after verifying that it follows the above rules, to
    stable@vger.kernel.org.  You must note the upstream commit ID in the
    changelog of your submission.