From c965584039725283f89cb46d806c8f49be65ef2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Florian Fainelli Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 15:07:51 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] 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 Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) 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? -- 2.20.1