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diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-devices b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-devices
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@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Note: This documents additional properties of any device beyond what
+# is documented in Documentation/sysfs-rules.txt
+
+What: /sys/devices/*/of_path
+Date: February 2015
+Contact: Device Tree mailing list <devicetree@vger.kernel.org>
+Description:
+ Any device associated with a device-tree node will have
+ an of_path symlink pointing to the corresponding device
+ node in /sys/firmware/devicetree/
diff --git a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
index 02f8331edb8b..58d0ac4df946 100644
--- a/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
+++ b/Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt
@@ -81,6 +81,16 @@ format in the sign-off area:
git cherry-pick fd21073
git cherry-pick <this commit>
+Also, some patches may have kernel version prerequisites. This can be
+specified in the following format in the sign-off area:
+
+ Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 3.3.x-
+
+ The tag has the meaning of:
+ git cherry-pick <this commit>
+
+ For each "-stable" tree starting with the specified version.
+
Following the submission:
- The sender will receive an ACK when the patch has been accepted into the