On Sun, 27 Mar 2022 18:28:35 +0200 Andrew Lunn wrote: > > +How do I indicate which tree (net vs. net-next) my patch should be in? > > +---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > +To help maintainers and CI bots you should explicitly mark which tree > > +your patch is targeting. Assuming that you use git, use the prefix > > +flag:: > > + > > + git format-patch --subject-prefix='PATCH net-next' start..finish > > + > > +Use ``net`` instead of ``net-next`` (always lower case) in the above for > > +bug-fix ``net`` content. If you don't use git, then note the only magic > > +in the above is just the subject text of the outgoing e-mail, and you > > +can manually change it yourself with whatever MUA you are comfortable > > +with. > > Maybe we should consider removing the 'If you don't use git...' text. > > We want people to use git. > > Anybody who can correctly format a patch and get it passed their MTU > and mail system without it getting corrupted not using git should be > able to figure out how to set the subject line correctly. Sounds good to me.
