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SubjectRe: [PATCH RFC] Docs: Modernize SubmittingPatches
On 12/15/2014 7:52 AM, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> The SubmittingPatches file still shows a lot of its roots from the era when
> we all sent stuff straight to Linus and hoped for the best. I've gone in
> and thrashed it up to reflect an age where few of us type our own "diff"
> commands anymore. Also added a section on preparing signed tags for pull
> requests.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
> ---
> Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 433 ++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
> 1 file changed, 212 insertions(+), 221 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
> index 1fa1caa198eb..787d0711e18a 100644
> --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
> +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
> @@ -10,27 +10,48 @@ kernel, the process can sometimes be daunting if you're not familiar
> with "the system." This text is a collection of suggestions which
> can greatly increase the chances of your change being accepted.
>
> -Read Documentation/SubmitChecklist for a list of items to check
> -before submitting code. If you are submitting a driver, also read
> +This document contains a large number of suggestions in a relatively terse
> +format. For detailed information on how the kernel development process
> +works, see Documentation/development-process. Also, read
> +Documentation/SubmitChecklist for a list of items to check before
> +submitting code. If you are submitting a driver, also read
> Documentation/SubmittingDrivers.

If you are submitting a devicetree binding patch, also read
Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.txt.

< snip >

-Frank


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