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| author | Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> | 2017-08-30 01:07:51 +0300 |
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| committer | David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> | 2017-08-30 01:12:34 +0300 |
| commit | c965584039725283f89cb46d806c8f49be65ef2a (patch) | |
| tree | f9dca6d8a1b4c96fdadcbca211cb7cde58908e3b /Documentation/networking | |
| parent | b5087b4233b4522f6b3a3190d7ea4237af9f896b (diff) | |
| download | linux-c965584039725283f89cb46d806c8f49be65ef2a.tar.xz | |
Documentation: networking: Add blurb about patches in patchwork
Explain that the patch queue in patchwork should not be touched by patch
submitters.
Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/networking')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt | 8 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt index 247a30ba8e17..cfc66ea72329 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt @@ -111,6 +111,14 @@ A: Generally speaking, the patches get triaged quickly (in less than 48h). patch is a good way to ensure your patch is ignored or pushed to the bottom of the priority list. +Q: I submitted multiple versions of the patch series, should I directly update + patchwork for the previous versions of these patch series? + +A: No, please don't interfere with the patch status on patchwork, leave it to + the maintainer to figure out what is the most recent and current version that + should be applied. If there is any doubt, the maintainer will reply and ask + what should be done. + Q: How can I tell what patches are queued up for backporting to the various stable releases? |