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Message-ID: <2cd57c900705281851g7e0cdbe8j9db0689390155dd4@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 09:51:55 +0800
From: "Qi Yong" <qiyong@...cn.com>
To: "Andy Whitcroft" <apw@...dowen.org>
Cc: "Andrew Morton" <akpm@...l.org>,
"Randy Dunlap" <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
"Joel Schopp" <jschopp@...tin.ibm.com>,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] add a trivial patch style checker
On 28/05/07, Andy Whitcroft <apw@...dowen.org> wrote:
...
> diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
> index a417b25..23637e8 100644
> --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
> +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
> @@ -118,7 +118,21 @@ then only post say 15 or so at a time and wait for review and integration.
>
...
> -8) Name your kernel version.
> +9) Name your kernel version.
>
> It is important to note, either in the subject line or in the patch
> description, the kernel version to which this patch applies.
If omitted, we could assume it default to the latest linus git tree.
> -10) Include PATCH in the subject
> +11) Include PATCH in the subject
>
> Due to high e-mail traffic to Linus, and to linux-kernel, it is common
> convention to prefix your subject line with [PATCH]. This lets Linus
or use "patch", to be easier to read.
--
Qi Yong
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