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diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index 27e7e5ede..fd89b04d3 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -90,11 +90,11 @@ patch. Make sure your patch does not include any extra files which do not belong in a patch submission. Make sure to review your patch -after- -generated it with diff(1), to ensure accuracy. +generating it with diff(1), to ensure accuracy. If your changes produce a lot of deltas, you need to split them into individual patches which modify things in logical stages; see section -#3. This will facilitate easier reviewing by other kernel developers, +#3. This will facilitate review by other kernel developers, very important if you want your patch accepted. If you're using git, "git rebase -i" can help you with this process. If @@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ You should always copy the appropriate subsystem maintainer(s) on any patch to code that they maintain; look through the MAINTAINERS file and the source code revision history to see who those maintainers are. The script scripts/get_maintainer.pl can be very useful at this step. If you -cannot find a maintainer for the subsystem your are working on, Andrew +cannot find a maintainer for the subsystem you are working on, Andrew Morton (akpm@linux-foundation.org) serves as a maintainer of last resort. You should also normally choose at least one mailing list to receive a copy @@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ sending him e-mail. If you have a patch that fixes an exploitable security bug, send that patch to security@kernel.org. For severe bugs, a short embargo may be considered -to allow distrbutors to get the patch out to users; in such cases, +to allow distributors to get the patch out to users; in such cases, obviously, the patch should not be sent to any public lists. Patches that fix a severe bug in a released kernel should be directed @@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ on the changes you are submitting. It is important for a kernel developer to be able to "quote" your changes, using standard e-mail tools, so that they may comment on specific portions of your code. -For this reason, all patches should be submitting e-mail "inline". +For this reason, all patches should be submitted by e-mail "inline". WARNING: Be wary of your editor's word-wrap corrupting your patch, if you choose to cut-n-paste your patch. @@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ interest on a single line; it should look something like: git://jdelvare.pck.nerim.net/jdelvare-2.6 i2c-for-linus - to get these changes:" + to get these changes: A pull request should also include an overall message saying what will be included in the request, a "git shortlog" listing of the patches @@ -796,7 +796,7 @@ NO!!!! No more huge patch bombs to linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org people! <https://lkml.org/lkml/2005/7/11/336> Kernel Documentation/CodingStyle: - <http://users.sosdg.org/~qiyong/lxr/source/Documentation/CodingStyle> + <Documentation/CodingStyle> Linus Torvalds's mail on the canonical patch format: <http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/4/7/183> |