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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/SubmitChecklist | 16 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/SubmitChecklist b/Documentation/SubmitChecklist index 34e06d2f194f..da10e0714241 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmitChecklist +++ b/Documentation/SubmitChecklist @@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ kernel patches. 4: ppc64 is a good architecture for cross-compilation checking because it tends to use `unsigned long' for 64-bit quantities. -5: Matches kernel coding style(!) +5: Check your patch for general style as detailed in + Documentation/CodingStyle. Check for trivial violations with the + patch style checker prior to submission (scripts/checkpatch.pl). + You should be able to justify all violations that remain in + your patch. 6: Any new or modified CONFIG options don't muck up the config menu. @@ -79,13 +83,3 @@ kernel patches. 23: Tested after it has been merged into the -mm patchset to make sure that it still works with all of the other queued patches and various changes in the VM, VFS, and other subsystems. - -24: Avoid whitespace damage such as indenting with spaces or whitespace - at the end of lines. You can test this by feeding the patch to - "git apply --check --whitespace=error-all" - -25: Check your patch for general style as detailed in - Documentation/CodingStyle. Check for trivial violations with the - patch style checker prior to submission (scripts/checkpatch.pl). - You should be able to justify all violations that remain in - your patch. |