linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/8] Documentation: Adding "The Perfect Patch" by Andrew Morton

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Date:	Thu, 23 May 2013 21:16:34 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>
Cc:	Ben Minerds <puzzleduck@...il.com>, greg@...ah.com,
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/8] Documentation: Adding "The Perfect Patch" by Andrew
 Morton

On Thu, 2013-05-23 at 23:10 -0500, Rob Landley wrote:
> On 05/23/2013 07:49:53 AM, Ben Minerds wrote:
> >  Adding Andrews advice on patch submission and subdirectory for  
> > further patch
> >  documentstion.
> 
> You've seen Documentation/SubmittingPatches right?

Maybe not.

> > +- Ensure that your patch does not add new trailing whitespace.  The  
> > below
> > +  script will fix up your patch by stripping off such whitespace.
[]
> Doesn't scripts/checkpatch.pl check for this?

Yes it does.
scripts/cleanpatch exists too.


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