Re: [PATCH] Documentation/process: mention patch changelog in review process
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Sun Apr 03 2022 - 03:47:38 EST
On 03/04/2022 07:58, Bagas Sanjaya wrote:
> On 02/04/22 17.07, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> Extend the "Respond to review comments" section of "Submitting patches"
>> with reference to patch changelogs.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 5 ++++-
>> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
>> index fb496b2ebfd3..9bb4e8c0f635 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
>> +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
>> @@ -318,7 +318,10 @@ understands what is going on.
>> Be sure to tell the reviewers what changes you are making and to thank them
>> for their time. Code review is a tiring and time-consuming process, and
>> reviewers sometimes get grumpy. Even in that case, though, respond
>> -politely and address the problems they have pointed out.
>> +politely and address the problems they have pointed out. When sending a next
>> +version, add a ``patch changelog`` to the cover letter or to individual patches
>> +explaining difference aganst previous submission (see
>> +:ref:`the_canonical_patch_format`).
>>
>> See Documentation/process/email-clients.rst for recommendations on email
>> clients and mailing list etiquette.
>
> What about range-diffs?
What about it? I extend here the versioning of patches, which does not
come with range-diffs.
Best regards,
Krzysztof