+Backporting should be limited to bug fixes. All patches accepted on the master
+branch with a Fixes: tag should be backported to the relevant stable/LTS
+branches, unless the submitter indicates otherwise. If there are exceptions,
+they will be discussed on the mailing lists.
+
+Fixes suitable for backport should have a ``Cc: stable@dpdk.org`` tag in the
+commit message body as follows::
+
+ doc: fix some parameter description
+
+ Update the docs, fixing description of some parameter.
+
+ Fixes: abcdefgh1234 ("doc: add some parameter")
+ Cc: stable@dpdk.org
+
+ Signed-off-by: Alex Smith <alex.smith@example.com>
+
+
+Fixes not suitable for backport should not include the ``Cc: stable@dpdk.org`` tag.