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Subject[PATCH 13/17] SubmittingDrivers.rst: add a cross reference to CodingStyle
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Instead of mentioning CodingStyle as a file, use a reference.

While here, do a minor update, pointing that the same rules
for Kernel 2.6 apply up to the recent versions too.

Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
---
Documentation/development-process/SubmittingDrivers.rst | 7 ++++---
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/development-process/SubmittingDrivers.rst b/Documentation/development-process/SubmittingDrivers.rst
index 621d17af20fd..e4810fb8f4e2 100644
--- a/Documentation/development-process/SubmittingDrivers.rst
+++ b/Documentation/development-process/SubmittingDrivers.rst
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ Linux 2.4:
maintainer does not respond or you cannot find the appropriate
maintainer then please contact Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>.

-Linux 2.6:
+Linux 2.6 and upper:
The same rules apply as 2.4 except that you should follow linux-kernel
- to track changes in API's. The final contact point for Linux 2.6
+ to track changes in API's. The final contact point for Linux 2.6+
submissions is Andrew Morton.

What Criteria Determine Acceptance
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ Interfaces:

Code:
Please use the Linux style of code formatting as documented
- in Documentation/development-process/CodingStyle.rst. If you have sections of code
+ in :ref:`Documentation/development-process/CodingStyle.rst <codingStyle>`.
+ If you have sections of code
that need to be in other formats, for example because they
are shared with a windows driver kit and you want to
maintain them just once separate them out nicely and note
--
2.7.4

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