Re: [PATCH] docs: submitting-patches: clarify the role of LKML

From: Jonathan Corbet
Date: Sun Jul 25 2021 - 16:46:12 EST


Hannu Hartikainen <hannu@xxxxxxx> writes:

> The documentation previously stated that LKML should be used as *last
> resort*. However, scripts/get_maintainer.pl always suggests it and in a
> discussion about changing that[0] it turned out that LKML should in fact
> receive all patches.
>
> Update documentation to make it clear that all patches should be sent to
> LKML by default, in addition to any subsystem-specific lists.
>
> [0]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/19a701a8d5837088aa7d8ba594c228c0e040e747.camel@xxxxxxxxxxx/
>
> Signed-off-by: Hannu Hartikainen <hannu@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 10 +++++-----
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

Applied, thanks.

jon