Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:43:40 +1300 | From | Ian McDonald <> | Subject | Revised [PATCH] Documentation: Update to SubmittingPatches |
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Updated documentation for submitting patches taking account of git.
Signed-off-by: Ian McDonald <imcdnzl@gmail.com> --- diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index 237d54c..8756475 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -20,10 +20,24 @@ SECTION 1 - CREATING AND SENDING YOUR CH
-1) "diff -up" ------------- +1) Creating a diff file +-----------------------
-Use "diff -up" or "diff -uprN" to create patches. +You can use git-diff(1) or git-format-patch(1) which makes your life easy. If +you want it to be more difficult then carry on reading. + +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. + +If your changes produce a lot of deltas, you may want to look into +splitting them into individual patches which modify things in +logical stages. This will facilitate easier reviewing by other +kernel developers, very important if you want your patch accepted. +There are a number of scripts which can aid in this: + +Use "diff -up" or "diff -uprN" to create patches +------------------------------------------------
All changes to the Linux kernel occur in the form of patches, as generated by diff(1). When creating your patch, make sure to create it @@ -61,16 +75,6 @@ patch. The "dontdiff" file is included 2.6.12 and later. For earlier kernel versions, you can get it from <http://www.xenotime.net/linux/doc/dontdiff>.
-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. - -If your changes produce a lot of deltas, you may want to look into -splitting them into individual patches which modify things in -logical stages. This will facilitate easier reviewing by other -kernel developers, very important if you want your patch accepted. -There are a number of scripts which can aid in this: - Quilt: http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/quilt - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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