Re: [MAINTAINERS SUMMIT] Coping with the new-developer flood

On Thu, Aug 06, 2026 at 01:28:25PM -0400, Konstantin Ryabitsev wrote:
> - actually applies
> - isn't against a known LTS branch

No one wants patches against an LTS branch.  That would violate the
stable rules since everything should be upstream first.

Most subsystems take patches against -next and backport the Fixes.
A couple have a tree for the -rc branch and want patches that apply
specifically to that.  These are net, bpf and certain Intel networking
drivers.  These three subsystems want people to put in the subject
which tree they are working against like [PATCH net-next]"

Everyone else pretty much accepts patches against linux-next.  In staging
we tell people to work against staging-next but working against linux-next
is fine.  It's basically the same thing.

regards,
dan carpenter