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* replace a needless sub-heading with a short intro sentence
* make "Following the submission" a proper sub-section with a headline
  without changing the text of the section

CC: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
CC: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
CC: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Signed-off-by: Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@leemhuis.info>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/0737676f951050b2ec39e1662ffea37d77ef0bec.1691219455.git.linux@leemhuis.info
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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process but should follow the procedures in
:ref:`Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst <securitybugs>`.

For all other submissions, choose one of the following procedures
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There are three options to submit a change to -stable trees:

.. _option_1:

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Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # see patch description, needs adjustments for >= 6.3
Following the submission:
Following the submission
------------------------

- The sender will receive an ACK when the patch has been accepted into the
queue, or a NAK if the patch is rejected. This response might take a few
days, according to the developer's schedules.
- If accepted, the patch will be added to the -stable queue, for review by
other developers and by the relevant subsystem maintainer.
The sender will receive an ACK when the patch has been accepted into the
queue, or a NAK if the patch is rejected. This response might take a few
days, according to the developer's schedules.

If accepted, the patch will be added to the -stable queue, for review by other
developers and by the relevant subsystem maintainer.


Review cycle
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