From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-15.7 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,INCLUDES_CR_TRAILER, INCLUDES_PATCH,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6161C433B4 for ; Tue, 13 Apr 2021 21:02:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C06E3611CC for ; Tue, 13 Apr 2021 21:02:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S232283AbhDMVCp (ORCPT ); Tue, 13 Apr 2021 17:02:45 -0400 Received: from ms.lwn.net ([45.79.88.28]:46252 "EHLO ms.lwn.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S229832AbhDMVCn (ORCPT ); Tue, 13 Apr 2021 17:02:43 -0400 Received: from localhost (unknown [IPv6:2601:281:8300:104d::5f6]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ms.lwn.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 2A16E9A6; Tue, 13 Apr 2021 21:02:22 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 ms.lwn.net 2A16E9A6 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lwn.net; s=20201203; t=1618347742; bh=wVSp4RSQ4L05NKFpyUO+TSUmthwRID+uUqxyo2Y9fJw=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:From; b=em1+ots0iaxdxDiuOo4TgLB6Qv+QppNx4oNLYZN5kB7GJBue3PZTY4p4SPahEPGZQ lEyt1Qjw8Bwzfcwud2ErlPMaUc6Jjotp9/alEHtR2gu35WqcRATYHVhDcle8DZx6Z9 T4k1F2khvaZ0JoXRkcWUoPjhimsADWlu1t69SGIf/3KAsH6Q9sWV+NIAr61kRRqy48 84HWLAmg3CPhmCybmi4xhs38aocuuoltpREkili11RjuJPP4X1Aa0HZpgxi5vD2i8e CN38aefQZDwmCUA8eX1zZbQpjUJ9E88LQLWpy4OcduIVWzbPRlyRUFi4hDWws3PpXS oEKr0OPhbo2Hw== From: Jonathan Corbet To: Borislav Petkov Cc: x86-ml , lkml Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation/submitting-patches: Document RESEND tag on patches In-Reply-To: <20210413113834.GE16519@zn.tnic> References: <20201217183756.GE23634@zn.tnic> <20210413113834.GE16519@zn.tnic> Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2021 15:02:21 -0600 Message-ID: <87pmyxsxsy.fsf@meer.lwn.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Borislav Petkov writes: > Hi Jon, > > here's the next piece of documentation which should be generic enough. > > Thx. > > --- > From: Borislav Petkov > Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2021 13:26:29 +0200 > > Explain when a submitter should tag a patch or a patch series with the > "RESEND" tag. > > This has been partially carved out from a tip subsystem handbook > patchset by Thomas Gleixner: > > https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20181107171010.421878737@linutronix.de > > and incorporates follow-on comments. > > Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov > --- > Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 10 ++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst > index ab92d9ccd39a..9284735e0b34 100644 > --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst > +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst > @@ -346,6 +346,16 @@ that you have sent your patches to the right place. Wait for a minimum of > one week before resubmitting or pinging reviewers - possibly longer during > busy times like merge windows. > > +It's also ok to resend the patch or the patch series after a couple of > +weeks with the word "RESEND" added to the subject line:: > + > + [PATCH Vx RESEND] sub/sys: Condensed patch summary > + > +Don't add "RESEND" when you are submitting a modified version of your > +patch or patch series - "RESEND" only applies to resubmission of a > +patch or patch series which have not been modified in any way from the > +previous submission. > + Makes sense, applied. For future installments, could you send them in their own thread as an ordinary patch so I don't need to edit in the changelog after applying them? Thanks, jon