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@@ -173,15 +173,15 @@ For small patches you may want to CC the Trivial Patch Monkey
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trivial@kernel.org managed by Adrian Bunk; which collects "trivial"
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patches. Trivial patches must qualify for one of the following rules:
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Spelling fixes in documentation
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- Spelling fixes which could break grep(1).
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+ Spelling fixes which could break grep(1)
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Warning fixes (cluttering with useless warnings is bad)
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Compilation fixes (only if they are actually correct)
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Runtime fixes (only if they actually fix things)
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- Removing use of deprecated functions/macros (eg. check_region).
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+ Removing use of deprecated functions/macros (eg. check_region)
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Contact detail and documentation fixes
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Non-portable code replaced by portable code (even in arch-specific,
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since people copy, as long as it's trivial)
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- Any fix by the author/maintainer of the file. (ie. patch monkey
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+ Any fix by the author/maintainer of the file (ie. patch monkey
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in re-transmission mode)
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URL: <http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/bunk/trivial/>
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@@ -245,13 +245,13 @@ updated change.
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It is quite common for Linus to "drop" your patch without comment.
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That's the nature of the system. If he drops your patch, it could be
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due to
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-* Your patch did not apply cleanly to the latest kernel version
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+* Your patch did not apply cleanly to the latest kernel version.
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* Your patch was not sufficiently discussed on linux-kernel.
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-* A style issue (see section 2),
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-* An e-mail formatting issue (re-read this section)
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-* A technical problem with your change
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-* He gets tons of e-mail, and yours got lost in the shuffle
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-* You are being annoying (See Figure 1)
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+* A style issue (see section 2).
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+* An e-mail formatting issue (re-read this section).
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+* A technical problem with your change.
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+* He gets tons of e-mail, and yours got lost in the shuffle.
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+* You are being annoying.
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When in doubt, solicit comments on linux-kernel mailing list.
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@@ -476,10 +476,10 @@ SECTION 3 - REFERENCES
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Andrew Morton, "The perfect patch" (tpp).
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<http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/tpp.txt>
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-Jeff Garzik, "Linux kernel patch submission format."
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+Jeff Garzik, "Linux kernel patch submission format".
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<http://linux.yyz.us/patch-format.html>
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-Greg Kroah-Hartman "How to piss off a kernel subsystem maintainer".
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+Greg Kroah-Hartman, "How to piss off a kernel subsystem maintainer".
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<http://www.kroah.com/log/2005/03/31/>
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<http://www.kroah.com/log/2005/07/08/>
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<http://www.kroah.com/log/2005/10/19/>
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@@ -488,9 +488,9 @@ Greg Kroah-Hartman "How to piss off a kernel subsystem maintainer".
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NO!!!! No more huge patch bombs to linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org people!
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<http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=112112749912944&w=2>
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-Kernel Documentation/CodingStyle
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+Kernel Documentation/CodingStyle:
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<http://sosdg.org/~coywolf/lxr/source/Documentation/CodingStyle>
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-Linus Torvald's mail on the canonical patch format:
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+Linus Torvalds's mail on the canonical patch format:
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<http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/4/7/183>
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