Subject: [PATCH net v2 12/14] docs: netdev: call out the merge window in tag checking

From: Jakub Kicinski <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2022 22:08:28 -0700

Add the most important case to the question about "where are we
in the cycle" - the case of net-next being closed.

Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <[email-masked]>
---
 Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst
index 294ad9b0162d..a18e4e671e85 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst
@@ -103,7 +103,9 @@ So where are we now in this cycle?
 
 and note the top of the "tags" section.  If it is rc1, it is early in
 the dev cycle.  If it was tagged rc7 a week ago, then a release is
-probably imminent.
+probably imminent. If the most recent tag is a final release tag
+(without an ``-rcN`` suffix) - we are most likely in a merge window
+and ``net-next`` is closed.
 
 How can I tell the status of a patch I've sent?
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