Changes in SubmittingPatches

08a9a8d4 - doc: re-add CodingStyle and SubmittingPatches

Tue, 18 Oct 2016 11:22:55 +0000

doc: re-add CodingStyle and SubmittingPatchesThose files got moved to Documentation/process, but as they're verywell known files, add pointers to their new locations.PS.: I opted to not merge this patch with the previous onein order to make the diff of the previous one more consistent,as it will show only renames.Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab List of files: /linux-6.15/Documentation/SubmittingPatches

0e4f07a6 - docs: rename development-process/ to process/

Tue, 18 Oct 2016 11:05:32 +0000

docs: rename development-process/ to process/As we'll type this a lot, after adding CodingStyle & friends,let's rename the directory name to a shorter one.Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab List of files: /linux-6.15/Documentation/SubmittingPatches

dca22a63 - docs-rst: add inter-document cross references

Wed, 21 Sep 2016 11:51:05 +0000

docs-rst: add inter-document cross referencesAdd cross references for the development process documentsthat were converted to ReST: Documentation/SubmitChecklist Documentation/SubmittingDrivers Documentation/SubmittingPatches Documentation/development-process/development-process.rst Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txtSigned-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet List of files: /linux-6.15/Documentation/SubmittingPatches

609d99a3 - Documentation/HOWTO: add cross-references to other documents

Mon, 19 Sep 2016 11:07:56 +0000

Documentation/HOWTO: add cross-references to other documentsAdd cross references for the documents mentioned at HOWTO andare under the Documentation/ directory, using the ReST notation.It should be noticed that HOWTO also mentions the /README file.We opted to not touch it, for now, as making it build onSphinx would require it to be moved to a Documentation/foodirectory.Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet List of files: /linux-6.15/Documentation/SubmittingPatches

9b2c7677 - Documentation/SubmittingPatches: enrich the Sphinx output

Mon, 19 Sep 2016 11:07:54 +0000

Documentation/SubmittingPatches: enrich the Sphinx outputDo a few changes to make the output look better:- use bullets on trivial patches list;- use monotonic font for tools name;- use :manpage:`foo` for man pages;- don't put all references to maintainer*html at the same line.Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet List of files: /linux-6.15/Documentation/SubmittingPatches

5903019b - Documentation/SubmittingPatches: convert it to ReST markup

Mon, 19 Sep 2016 11:07:53 +0000

Documentation/SubmittingPatches: convert it to ReST markup- Change the sections to use ReST markup;- Add cross-references where needed;- convert aspas to verbatim text;- use code block tags;- make Sphinx happy.Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet List of files: /linux-6.15/Documentation/SubmittingPatches

6ac9937c - SubmittingPatches: fix spelling of "git send-email"

Tue, 15 Dec 2015 11:00:27 +0000

SubmittingPatches: fix spelling of "git send-email"Signed-off-by: Jakub Wilk Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet List of files: /linux-6.15/Documentation/SubmittingPatches

d7ac8d85 - Documentation/SubmittingPatches: discuss In-Reply-To

Thu, 05 Nov 2015 20:21:47 +0000

Documentation/SubmittingPatches: discuss In-Reply-ToAdd a paragraph suggesting best practices for when to link patchesto previous LKML messages via In-Reply-To.Signed-off-by: Chris Metcalf [jc: moved the added text to a separate section]Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet List of files: /linux-6.15/Documentation/SubmittingPatches

e12d7462 - SubmittingPatches: make Subject examples match the de facto standard

Sun, 20 Sep 2015 12:11:19 +0000

SubmittingPatches: make Subject examples match the de facto standardThe examples should better match what kernel developers actually expect,so that they set a good example both for this project and for otherprojects with similar development processes.Signed-off-by: Alex Henrie Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet List of files: /linux-6.15/Documentation/SubmittingPatches

6ade9772 - Doc: fix trivial typo in SubmittingPatches

Sat, 18 Jul 2015 12:31:40 +0000

Doc: fix trivial typo in SubmittingPatchesThis patch changes the tense of a verb in SubmittingPatches to ensuregrammatical validity of the containing sentence.Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herr Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina List of files: /linux-6.15/Documentation/SubmittingPatches

253508ca - fix typo in Documentation/SubmittingPatches

Fri, 26 Jun 2015 16:05:39 +0000

fix typo in Documentation/SubmittingPatchesThis adds a missing letter in Documentation/SubmittingPatches.Signed-off-by: Nik Nyby Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina List of files: /linux-6.15/Documentation/SubmittingPatches

64e32895 - SubmittingPatches: remove stray quote character

Mon, 27 Jul 2015 08:15:18 +0000

SubmittingPatches: remove stray quote characterSigned-off-by: Jakub Wilk Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet List of files: /linux-6.15/Documentation/SubmittingPatches

013542ca - Doc: fix trivial typo in SubmittingPatches

Sat, 18 Jul 2015 12:31:40 +0000

Doc: fix trivial typo in SubmittingPatchesThis patch changes the tense of a verb in SubmittingPatches to ensuregrammatical validity of the containing sentence.Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herr Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet List of files: /linux-6.15/Documentation/SubmittingPatches

6e7ac7b4 - SubmittingPatches: fix wrong wording

Sun, 12 Jul 2015 15:49:55 +0000

SubmittingPatches: fix wrong wording"facilitate easier reviewing" says the same thing twice.Signed-off-by: Sébastien Hinderer [jc: made it "easier review"]Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet List of files: /linux-6.15/Documentation/SubmittingPatches

bdc89213 - SubmittingPatches: fix wrong wording

Sun, 12 Jul 2015 15:44:15 +0000

SubmittingPatches: fix wrong wordingSigned-off-by: Sébastien Hinderer Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet List of files: /linux-6.15/Documentation/SubmittingPatches

60498bb5 - SubmittingPatches: update CodingStyle reference

Fri, 03 Jul 2015 15:22:11 +0000

SubmittingPatches: update CodingStyle referenceLink to the internal up to date Coding Style document inside the Kernelsources instead of an external one.Signed-off-by: Luis de Bethencourt Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet List of files: /linux-6.15/Documentation/SubmittingPatches

d6eff078 - SubmittingPatches: fix typo

Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:12:32 +0000

SubmittingPatches: fix typoFrom 7e0befc8e48a49e2ddf86bbd861027b14ea5a53d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001From: =?UTF-8?q?S=C3=A9bastien=20Hinderer?= Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2015 21:10:18 +0200Subject: [PATCH] SubmittingPatches: fix typoMIME-Version: 1.0Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bitContent-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"Signed-off-by: Sébastien Hinderer Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet List of files: /linux-6.15/Documentation/SubmittingPatches

8cda4c3a - SubmittingPatches: Clarify requirements for patches directed toward stable

Thu, 14 May 2015 18:58:01 +0000

SubmittingPatches: Clarify requirements for patches directed toward stableI misunderstood this section as simply asking me to add an email Cc, andwas unaware of the existence of Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt.Hopefully this clarification will help save maintainers and new/raresubmitters time in the future.Signed-off-by: Luke Dashjr Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet List of files: /linux-6.15/Documentation/SubmittingPatches

2a076f40 - checkpatch, SubmittingPatches: suggest line wrapping commit messages at 75 columns

Thu, 16 Apr 2015 19:44:28 +0000

checkpatch, SubmittingPatches: suggest line wrapping commit messages at 75 columnsCommit messages lines are sometimes overly long.Suggest line wrapping at 75 columns so the default git commit logindentation of 4 plus the commit message text still fits on an 80 columnscreen.Add a checkpatch test for long commit messages lines too.Signed-off-by: Joe Perches Cc: David Miller Cc: Jonathan Corbet Cc: Ian Morris Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds List of files: /linux-6.15/Documentation/SubmittingPatches

e00bfcbf - Documentation/SubmittingPatches: unify whitespace/tabs for the DCO

Thu, 18 Dec 2014 01:13:56 +0000

Documentation/SubmittingPatches: unify whitespace/tabs for the DCOThe Developers Certificate of Origin has a mixture of tabs and whitespaces which is annoying to view if your editor explicitly views whitespace characters.Also remove any trailing white spaces found in the file.Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet List of files: /linux-6.15/Documentation/SubmittingPatches