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?
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