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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patches to the mesa-dev@ mailing list. If you prefer using --suppress-cc that
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won't have any effect negative effect on the patch nomination.
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<p>
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Note: by removing the tag [as the commit is pushed] the patch is
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<strong>explicitly</strong> rejected from inclusion in the stable branch(es).
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Thus, drop the line <strong>only</strong> if you want to cancel the nomination.
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</p>
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<h2 id="criteria">Criteria for accepting patches to the stable branch</h2>
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Mesa has a designated release manager for each stable branch, and the release
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