Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:29:36 -0800 | From | Frank Rowand <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH RFC] Docs: Modernize SubmittingPatches |
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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.
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-Frank
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