[PATCH] uml: physical memory map file fixes

[pandora-kernel.git] / Documentation / SubmittingPatches

diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
index 3c12fc1..c2c85bc 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
+++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
@@ -386,6 +386,9 @@ a diffstat, to show what files have changed, and the number of inserted
 and deleted lines per file.  A diffstat is especially useful on bigger
 patches.  Other comments relevant only to the moment or the maintainer,
 not suitable for the permanent changelog, should also go here.
+Use diffstat options "-p 1 -w 70" so that filenames are listed from the
+top of the kernel source tree and don't use too much horizontal space
+(easily fit in 80 columns, maybe with some indentation).
 
 See more details on the proper patch format in the following
 references.
@@ -475,10 +478,11 @@ Andrew Morton, "The perfect patch" (tpp).
 Jeff Garzik, "Linux kernel patch submission format."
   <http://linux.yyz.us/patch-format.html>
 
-Greg Kroah, "How to piss off a kernel subsystem maintainer".
+Greg Kroah-Hartman "How to piss off a kernel subsystem maintainer".
   <http://www.kroah.com/log/2005/03/31/>
   <http://www.kroah.com/log/2005/07/08/>
   <http://www.kroah.com/log/2005/10/19/>
+  <http://www.kroah.com/log/2006/01/11/>
 
 NO!!!! No more huge patch bombs to linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org people!.
   <http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=112112749912944&w=2>