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en:developers:documentation:submittingpatches [2017/08/03 04:47] Kalle Valo Add "Commit log does not answer "Why?"" |
en:developers:documentation:submittingpatches [2018/03/26 15:00] Kalle Valo [Checking state of patches from patchwork] remove link to ath10k patchwork instance, it's not used anymore |
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| ===== Checking state of patches from patchwork ===== | ===== Checking state of patches from patchwork ===== | ||
| - | All wireless patches are tracked in [[https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/list/|linux-wireless patchwork project]] (only exception being ath10k which has its own [[https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/ath10k/list/?state=*|ath10k patchwork project]]). From patchwork you can check the state of the patch and to whom it is assigned. Here's a quick link to see all the patches, no matter what's the state: | + | All wireless patches are tracked in [[https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/list/|linux-wireless patchwork project]]. From patchwork you can check the state of the patch and to whom it is assigned. Here's a quick link to see all the patches, no matter what's the state: |
| [[https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/list/?state=*]] | [[https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/list/?state=*]] | ||
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| ==== Changelog missing ==== | ==== Changelog missing ==== | ||
| - | When sending a new version of a patch or patchset you should **always** add a changelog so that maintainer can easily what has changed. | + | When sending a new version of a patch or patchset you should **always** add a changelog so that maintainer can easily see what has changed. |
| If you have just one patch you can add the changelog after the ''%%---%%'' (three dashes) line. | If you have just one patch you can add the changelog after the ''%%---%%'' (three dashes) line. | ||
| - | If you have multiples patches (called a patchset) add the changelog to the cover letter. You can create the cover letter with switch ''--cover-letter'': | + | If you have multiples patches (called a patchset) add the changelog to the cover letter. You can create the cover letter with the switch ''--cover-letter'': |
| git format-patch --subject-prefix="PATCH v2" --cover-letter | git format-patch --subject-prefix="PATCH v2" --cover-letter | ||
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