Re: [DOC] Linux kernel patch submission format
From: David Woodhouse (dwmw2_at_infradead.org)
Date: 08/31/04
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To: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:37:41 +0100
On Tue, 2004-08-31 at 04:08 -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> I tried to keep it as short as possible: here is a page describing the
> most optimal format for sending patches to Linux kernel developers.
>
> http://linux.yyz.us/patch-format.html
--- patch-format.html.orig
+++ patch-format.html
@@ -83,6 +83,15 @@
for the 5th time, resist the urge to attach 20 patches to a single
email.
+</li><li><h2>One thread per set of patches</h2>
+
+The corollary to the above rule: when sending more than one patch in
+separate emails, make sure they stay together. Send the second and
+subsequent mails as <em>replies</em> to the first mail, rather than
+having each one start its own thread. (You should also ensure that
+your mail client obeys RFC2822 by including correct
+<TT>References:</TT> headers in replies.)
+
</li><li><h2>Sign your work</h2>
The sign-off is a simple line at the end of the explanation for the
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