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authorJakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>2023-08-23 18:49:22 +0300
committerJakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>2023-08-24 21:25:38 +0300
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docs: netdev: recommend against --in-reply-to
It's somewhat unfortunate but with (my?) the current tooling if people post new versions of a set in reply to an old version managing the review queue gets difficult. So recommend against it. Reviewed-by: Martin Habets <habetsm.xilinx@gmail.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230823154922.1162644-1-kuba@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
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@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ Asking the maintainer for status updates on your
patch is a good way to ensure your patch is ignored or pushed to the
bottom of the priority list.
+.. _Changes requested:
+
Changes requested
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -359,6 +361,10 @@ Make sure you address all the feedback in your new posting. Do not post a new
version of the code if the discussion about the previous version is still
ongoing, unless directly instructed by a reviewer.
+The new version of patches should be posted as a separate thread,
+not as a reply to the previous posting. Change log should include a link
+to the previous posting (see :ref:`Changes requested`).
+
Testing
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