From patchwork Thu Aug 10 20:26:48 2017 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: Christopher Li X-Patchwork-Id: 9894567 Return-Path: Received: from mail.wl.linuxfoundation.org (pdx-wl-mail.web.codeaurora.org [172.30.200.125]) by pdx-korg-patchwork.web.codeaurora.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0145160348 for ; Thu, 10 Aug 2017 20:26:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.wl.linuxfoundation.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.wl.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7C44289C4 for ; Thu, 10 Aug 2017 20:26:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail.wl.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix, from userid 486) id DC90628B8D; Thu, 10 Aug 2017 20:26:50 +0000 (UTC) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on pdx-wl-mail.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-6.3 required=2.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI, RCVD_IN_SORBS_SPAM, T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.wl.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A767289C4 for ; Thu, 10 Aug 2017 20:26:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752816AbdHJU0t (ORCPT ); Thu, 10 Aug 2017 16:26:49 -0400 Received: from mail-yw0-f196.google.com ([209.85.161.196]:33092 "EHLO mail-yw0-f196.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752840AbdHJU0t (ORCPT ); Thu, 10 Aug 2017 16:26:49 -0400 Received: by mail-yw0-f196.google.com with SMTP id u207so1130959ywc.0 for ; Thu, 10 Aug 2017 13:26:49 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:sender:from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=p26LFsDdP/MZAA8vPD5K4gDH33kM9AKhcrFpZpUP1hI=; b=ovtiB/lBWStnBvdijoFy7OcUemF4jf4lqzHQXWcjdw6UVVVxWYq+sRBT8f6LyAM8rY XcazzH39Tg97vo6f9hTZy2aLud5aN0v+ULv9yfBTKMQiW7T5xALLrm09bd7G+QJEt+BQ pQ1el9NdJHV759UGT625/NIM567u9ev5CcOIXHr+A91vsKLDjN2rs5ZBDPdgvENxrb9i dtIFfQUPK3rSeNFercMdmpjqzgxBeNPcPJeOpuXEbvFLpKw2HJpcSRd5uKBw8gXC5zZ8 iKtO/IpKuactErYnwDezYxQxQO3Ex1w/W8uONqq1N2fZIqLQtY/PdoSAy7MZ7JenfWTt 9Qag== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:sender:from:date:message-id:subject :to:cc; bh=p26LFsDdP/MZAA8vPD5K4gDH33kM9AKhcrFpZpUP1hI=; b=Kz0RKj+6d0a9qee/z2UIos/2aUgydTSJF58rBFYoe4I9im+VB/d5rf88HAnA3oV//U ZYZfXenyGh6e+aC/wHFolCY1x9Pk2nQD+NfaP3ccXiudVuvGL52jTeNRnUAb657x8UlL sEnW5ZRiFP9p4WGhUQhasjWplbD0y+uz2Fai2lTSOnchyPjX462c0tm+GstbFhpLHg6F kLQbczj/NNkv3lnYfzYY8Gkaakx/n75gNRsN5NDuRWOUaVPwXFSuhfroJ4MQMy5m73l/ 0Xta4oKmfQWkjbsFgihmC5uehIgrY5aFNUTdGpUsth0ZpxhumMCueyNSQqVcoaeCiXrv K28g== X-Gm-Message-State: AHYfb5iNu+Hf/+8lbwFzBiPuMRllmFEuIXJf8mimshYucGkVVbr97u6T A37vs0QKwnBvdUnZaRH7igvobzcUHKKR X-Received: by 10.13.248.2 with SMTP id i2mr10384571ywf.110.1502396808637; Thu, 10 Aug 2017 13:26:48 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.129.68.39 with HTTP; Thu, 10 Aug 2017 13:26:48 -0700 (PDT) From: Christopher Li Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2017 16:26:48 -0400 X-Google-Sender-Auth: i23xHY6LFH3p3DzwY64efoS3Gqg Message-ID: Subject: [PATCH V2 1/2] Adding document for sparse patch submit process To: Linux-Sparse Cc: Luc Van Oostenryck , Dibyendu Majumdar , Randy Dunlap Sender: linux-sparse-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-sparse@vger.kernel.org X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV using ClamSMTP Reference to the linux kernel patches submitting process and difference to sparse. Signed-off-by: Christopher Li --- Documentation/submitting-patches.md | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/submitting-patches.md + + Notice that sparse uses the MIT License. + diff --git a/Documentation/submitting-patches.md b/Documentation/submitting-patches.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..412072e --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/submitting-patches.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +Submitting patches: the sparse version +====================================== + +Sparse uses a patch submit process similar to the Linux Kernel +[Submitting Patches](https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.12/process/submitting-patches.html) + +This document mostly focuses on the parts that might be different from the Linux +Kernel submitting process. + +1. Git clone a sparse repository: + + git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/devel/sparse/sparse.git + +2. [Coding Style](https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.12/process/coding-style.html) remains the same. + +3. Sign off the patch. + + The usage of the Signed-off-by tag is the same as [Linux Kernel Sign your work](https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.12/process/submitting-patches.html#sign-your-work-the-developer-s-certificate-of-origin).