docs: process: Add cross-link to security-bugs
authorKrzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org>
Thu, 27 Aug 2020 10:53:18 +0000 (12:53 +0200)
committerJonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Mon, 31 Aug 2020 22:27:57 +0000 (16:27 -0600)
The submitting patches mentions criteria for a fix to be called
"security fix".  Add a link to document explaining the entire process
of handling security bugs.

Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Reviewed-by: Felipe Balbi <balbi@kernel.org>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200827105319.9734-1-krzk@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst

index 5219bf3..d5b3c5a 100644 (file)
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ sending him e-mail.
 If you have a patch that fixes an exploitable security bug, send that patch
 to security@kernel.org.  For severe bugs, a short embargo may be considered
 to allow distributors to get the patch out to users; in such cases,
-obviously, the patch should not be sent to any public lists.
+obviously, the patch should not be sent to any public lists. See also
+:ref:`Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst <security-bugs>`.
 
 Patches that fix a severe bug in a released kernel should be directed
 toward the stable maintainers by putting a line like this::