Re: Maintainer docs for patch merging

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On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 11:25:41AM +1100, Tobin C. Harding wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Recently we started a maintainer book (merged into Jonathan's docs-next
> branch).
> 
> Would any current maintainers please be willing to explain how they go
> about generating the automated emails one often receives when a patch
> [set] is applied.
> 
> This may also be related to tree/branch management for maintainers
> kernel.org shows some people like to use multiple trees and some use
> branches? 
> 
> If deemed relevant we could add a section to the new book (and I'd also
> like to know how to do it for my own tree please so I can copy ;)
> 
> I have CC'd Greg and Andrew because they seem to have a system in place
> for this.

I "stole" Andrew's scripts for this a long time ago.  I guess I can
write up something "real" for the documentation so that others can see
the shell mess that drives those emails :)

> No rush on this, I know Christmas is soon.

Yeah, this will have to wait until mid January at the earliest...

thanks,

greg k-h
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