From 66effdc6a6a79c11f1c0d607d0de299108d69507 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Randy Dunlap Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 02:33:42 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] doc: what a patch series is It seems that we need to clarify that a patch series is a series of related patches rather than "here are some of my patches as multiple (numbered) emails." Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index b0d0043f7c46..a417b25fb1aa 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -363,7 +363,8 @@ area or subsystem of the kernel is being patched. The "summary phrase" in the email's Subject should concisely describe the patch which that email contains. The "summary phrase" should not be a filename. Do not use the same "summary -phrase" for every patch in a whole patch series. +phrase" for every patch in a whole patch series (where a "patch +series" is an ordered sequence of multiple, related patches). Bear in mind that the "summary phrase" of your email becomes a globally-unique identifier for that patch. It propagates -- 2.20.1