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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2023-07-06 22:15:38 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2023-07-06 22:15:38 -0700 |
| commit | 7210de3a328c4df5cb8b25b2ef5703c72d8842e9 (patch) | |
| tree | bf949740baf326de009e6d9df02ddf693b7f410a /Documentation/process | |
| parent | 1793eac148d0136f9afe877766b9d8f4458fbf21 (diff) | |
| parent | e27cb89a22ada4e3e7bee1567a8daa1fb2260b78 (diff) | |
| download | linux-7210de3a328c4df5cb8b25b2ef5703c72d8842e9.tar.gz | |
Merge tag 'docs-6.5-2' of git://git.lwn.net/linux
Pull mode documentation updates from Jonathan Corbet:
"A half-dozen late arriving docs patches. They are mostly fixes, but we
also have a kernel-doc tweak for enums and the long-overdue removal of
the outdated and redundant patch-submission comments at the top of the
MAINTAINERS file"
* tag 'docs-6.5-2' of git://git.lwn.net/linux:
scripts: kernel-doc: support private / public marking for enums
Documentation: KVM: SEV: add a missing backtick
Documentation: ACPI: fix typo in ssdt-overlays.rst
Fix documentation of panic_on_warn
docs: remove the tips on how to submit patches from MAINTAINERS
docs: fix typo in zh_TW and zh_CN translation
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/process')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/6.Followthrough.rst | 7 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/process/6.Followthrough.rst b/Documentation/process/6.Followthrough.rst index a173cd5f93d284..66fa400c6d9405 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/6.Followthrough.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/6.Followthrough.rst @@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ mind: working toward the creation of the best kernel they can; they are not trying to create discomfort for their employers' competitors. + - Be prepared for seemingly silly requests for coding style changes + and requests to factor out some of your code to shared parts of + the kernel. One job the maintainers do is to keep things looking + the same. Sometimes this means that the clever hack in your driver + to get around a problem actually needs to become a generalized + kernel feature ready for next time. + What all of this comes down to is that, when reviewers send you comments, you need to pay attention to the technical observations that they are making. Do not let their form of expression or your own pride keep that |