genhd.c reference in Documentation/kobjects.txt

[mv-sheeva.git] / Documentation / SubmittingPatches

diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
index 3c12fc1469403261002dd7fac1d25d583d819b1d..2cd7f02ffd0b3bc874f20a99e15a82edb694c646 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
+++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ kernel, the process can sometimes be daunting if you're not familiar
 with "the system."  This text is a collection of suggestions which
 can greatly increase the chances of your change being accepted.
 
-If you are submitting a driver, also read Documentation/SubmittingDrivers.
+Read Documentation/SubmitChecklist for a list of items to check
+before submitting code.  If you are submitting a driver, also read
+Documentation/SubmittingDrivers.
 
 
 
@@ -74,9 +76,6 @@ There are a number of scripts which can aid in this:
 Quilt:
 http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/quilt
 
-Randy Dunlap's patch scripts:
-http://www.xenotime.net/linux/scripts/patching-scripts-002.tar.gz
-
 Andrew Morton's patch scripts:
 http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/
 Instead of these scripts, quilt is the recommended patch management
@@ -386,6 +385,9 @@ a diffstat, to show what files have changed, and the number of inserted
 and deleted lines per file.  A diffstat is especially useful on bigger
 patches.  Other comments relevant only to the moment or the maintainer,
 not suitable for the permanent changelog, should also go here.
+Use diffstat options "-p 1 -w 70" so that filenames are listed from the
+top of the kernel source tree and don't use too much horizontal space
+(easily fit in 80 columns, maybe with some indentation).
 
 See more details on the proper patch format in the following
 references.
@@ -475,12 +477,13 @@ Andrew Morton, "The perfect patch" (tpp).
 Jeff Garzik, "Linux kernel patch submission format."
   <http://linux.yyz.us/patch-format.html>
 
-Greg Kroah, "How to piss off a kernel subsystem maintainer".
+Greg Kroah-Hartman "How to piss off a kernel subsystem maintainer".
   <http://www.kroah.com/log/2005/03/31/>
   <http://www.kroah.com/log/2005/07/08/>
   <http://www.kroah.com/log/2005/10/19/>
+  <http://www.kroah.com/log/2006/01/11/>
 
-NO!!!! No more huge patch bombs to linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org people!.
+NO!!!! No more huge patch bombs to linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org people!
   <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=112112749912944&w=2>
 
 Kernel Documentation/CodingStyle
@@ -489,4 +492,3 @@ Kernel Documentation/CodingStyle
 Linus Torvald's mail on the canonical patch format:
   <http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/4/7/183>
 --
-Last updated on 17 Nov 2005.