Clarify positioning of extended stable and security merges
We've had some questions from developers as well as embedders re:
our merge policies for security issues in the extended stable
channel; this update helps clarify our stance.
Change-Id: I3aa5aa3a7c92ad174d15b3fe2ae99439f3009ea8
Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/chromium/src/+/3258621
Auto-Submit: Alex Mineer <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Adrian Taylor <[email protected]>
Commit-Queue: Alex Mineer <[email protected]>
Cr-Commit-Position: refs/heads/main@{#938550}
diff --git a/docs/process/merge_request.md b/docs/process/merge_request.md
index 543ddbd..38bf38c 100644
--- a/docs/process/merge_request.md
+++ b/docs/process/merge_request.md
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@
| branch | M(X) Branch | M(X) Beta | Polish issues for Finch-gated features (no workflow changes), any new regressions, any release blockers, any security issues, any string issues (.GRD changes) |
| beta | M(X) Beta | M(X) Stable Cut | Non-functional issues for Finch-gated features (e.g. add metrics, fix crash), noticeable new regressions, any release blockers, any security issues, urgent string issues (.GRD changes) |
| stable_cut | M(X) Stable Cut | M(X) Stable | Urgent new regressions, all release blockers, important security issues (medium severity or higher), emergency string issues (.GRD changes) |
-| stable | M(X) Stable | M(X+1) Stable | Urgent new regressions (especially user reports), urgent release blockers, important security issues (medium severity or higher) |
-| extended (if applicable) | M(X+1) Stable | M(X+2) Stable | Important security issues (medium severity or higher) applicable to Windows, Mac or Chrome OS |
+| stable | M(X) Stable | M(X+1) Stable | Urgent new regressions (especially user reports), urgent release blockers, important security issues (medium severity or higher) requested by the security team |
+| extended (if applicable) | M(X+1) Stable | M(X+2) Stable | Important security issues (medium severity or higher) applicable to any platform supported by Chrome Browser requested by the security team |
### Merge states and labels
