docs: document how to (self-) reject stable patches

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

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

Signed-off-by: Emil Velikov <emil.velikov@collabora.com>
Reviewed-by: Nanley Chery <nanley.g.chery@intel.com>
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Emil Velikov
2016-12-05 16:11:21 +00:00
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@@ -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