Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] docs: submitting-patches: make LKML a list of last resort again

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski

Date: Wed Oct 21 2026 - 02:35:29 EST


On 20/10/2026 17:35, Konstantin Ryabitsev wrote:
> Commit 77167b966b7e ("docs: submitting-patches: clarify the role of
> LKML") changed the documentation to say that all patches should be sent
> to LKML by default, because get_maintainer.pl always suggested it.
>
> Now that get_maintainer.pl only falls back to THE REST when no other
> matching section provides a mailing list, update the documentation to
> match: send patches to the subsystem-specific list, and use LKML only
> when there isn't one.
>
> Suggested-by: Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@xxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>


Reviewed-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Best regards,
Krzysztof