The patch titled
Documentation/HOWTO: info about interface changes should CC linux-api@vger
has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
documentation-howto-info-about-interface-changes-should-cc-linux-api-vger.patch
Before you just go and hit "reply", please:
a) Consider who else should be cc'ed
b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well
c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a
reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's
*** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code ***
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Subject: Documentation/HOWTO: info about interface changes should CC linux-api@vger
From: "Michael Kerrisk" <mtk.manpages@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
The "Documentation" section of this file mentions that when an interface
change is made, I should be CCed with info about the change (so that
man-pages can document it). Additionally request that this info be CCed
to the new linux-api@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx list.
Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/HOWTO | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff -puN Documentation/HOWTO~documentation-howto-info-about-interface-changes-should-cc-linux-api-vger Documentation/HOWTO
--- a/Documentation/HOWTO~documentation-howto-info-about-interface-changes-should-cc-linux-api-vger
+++ a/Documentation/HOWTO
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ documentation files are also added which
When a kernel change causes the interface that the kernel exposes to
userspace to change, it is recommended that you send the information or
a patch to the manual pages explaining the change to the manual pages
-maintainer at mtk.manpages@xxxxxxxxxx
+maintainer at mtk.manpages@xxxxxxxxx, and CC the list
+linux-api@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Here is a list of files that are in the kernel source tree that are
required reading:
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Patches currently in -mm which might be from mtk.manpages@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx are
maintainers-add-mailing-list-for-man-pages.patch
submitchecklist-interfaces-changes-should-cc-linux-api.patch
documentation-howto-info-about-interface-changes-should-cc-linux-api-vger.patch
git-block.patch
rlimit-permit-setting-rlimit_nofile-to-rlim_infinity.patch
rlimit-permit-setting-rlimit_nofile-to-rlim_infinity-fix.patch
coredump-format_corename-dont-append-%pid-if-multi-threaded.patch
add-config_core_dump_default_elf_headers.patch
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