[Mesa-dev] [PATCH] docs: document how to (self-) reject stable patches

[Emil Velikov]

From: Emil Velikov <emil.velikov at collabora.com>

Document what has been the unofficial way to self-reject stable patches.

Namely: drop the mesa-stable tag and push the commit.

Cc: Nanley Chery <nanley.g.chery at intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Emil Velikov <emil.velikov at collabora.com>
---
Nanley, I fear that adding this note to the criteria section will get
lost.

Please let me know if you prefer it there and/or if we can make the
wording clearer and less likely to miss.
---
 docs/submittingpatches.html | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/submittingpatches.html b/docs/submittingpatches.html
index d1ca68d..141cec2 100644
--- a/docs/submittingpatches.html
+++ b/docs/submittingpatches.html
@@ -249,6 +249,13 @@ copied to the mesa-stable@ mailing list when you use "git send-email" to send
 patches to the mesa-dev@ mailing list. If you prefer using --suppress-cc that
 won't have any effect negative effect on the patch nomination.
 
+<p>
+Note: by removing the tag [as the commit is pushed] the patch is
+<strong>explicitly</strong> rejected from inclusion in the stable branch(es).
+<br>
+Thus, drop the line <strong>only</strong> if you want to cancel the nomination.
+</p>
+
 <h2 id="criteria">Criteria for accepting patches to the stable branch</h2>
 
 Mesa has a designated release manager for each stable branch, and the release
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2.10.2