On Fri, 26 Sep 2014 10:40:54 +0800, "Wang, Yalin" said:

> I am really confused,
> I read this web:
> http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/developer/patches/info.php
> it said use diff -urN to generate patch like this:
>
> diff -Nru linux.orig/lib/string.c linux/lib/string.c
>
> but I see other developers use git format-patch to generate patch and
> submit to the patch system.
> Git format-patch format can also be accepted by the patch system correctly ?
> If yes, I think this web should update,
> Use git format-patch to generate patch is more convenient than use diff -urN

'diff -urN' has the advantage that it will work against a tree extracted
from a release tarball, and doesn't have a requirement that you have git
installed.  Having said that, somebody who has access to the website probably
should update it to mention that both methods are acceptable....