From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.remote-ip=100.103.45.18 ARC-Seal: i=1; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc20261015; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; t=1794628245; b=z7L28HWRV2yk27WPds3soVpQtPBtgPRgA+LqIXH/ZUQ+2mJADyb6LpHDVgF8vumDG2cJ /Fg+UR/Ep8X7IcLVqtK+4pZk3NLusM4T0GgZ67AWb/rPfZLSEFG3kAXg/8diKS6V1oK7K /FgSybcXibDsiYT4IXGAD5KgtyPLiapUcaLRoNFnY7qEcroC8TCqyN8aXHUonISfvUvnh n1LadQpFK2QO1awEPLv/SCuIVPG2sP3DjTVX6gKpvB/FUBnoY2qp2cxuXxTm6cRi52u49 xRpMhVBKeADLNhKwyIy3sG4POyhoEuUZgE92BHpAXVAEYissg2pPkzjpDYwTvQaS0dg== ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc20261015; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1794628245; h=Received:DKIM-Signature:Date:To:From:Subject:Message-Id; bh=W/V4B/pGTOV/0dkaKeuQqPlifq3O6UcnPeHSuJgQHQA=; b=gb50hPkATFRYC8zyhaYNJsyF97FKabUabyKDfbuSckxO0QlSM7DxWT6KgLM3OmHnJrT5 o/5TinBrKQZi0k2V/HiTI/skacYnxywJ/CuprubO9Gmc9nGbjIkY7vOksUrv0nnTD9w6I 7Qp+2BdC+NGGxvgYK4CcAo5pZ6oHgn0Du/xH1MxYhYHiVKXJyBD1+BJTfhG+iXpfZ7iJX 8m1rSrXt7NIDCKTsrvOYU0yZKo/QXIfF/SSdakiYFK9Q3vcea47zsuMLEDyD82Nm5atp4 elafjuDavMUS/A+3WvgRHja4TzU2iUELiQj+j54pUcu9/S4/TNjfI+835AXNU4S9D8g== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass header.d=linux-foundation.org header.i=@linux-foundation.org header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=korg header.b="rqarS/V6"; arc=none smtp.remote-ip=100.103.45.18 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (quasi.space.kernel.org [100.103.45.18]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature ECDSA (prime256v1)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A5751606A330 for ; Sat, 14 Nov 2026 03:50:45 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linux-foundation.org header.i=@linux-foundation.org header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=korg header.b=rqarS/V6 Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 76B431F000C4; Sat, 14 Nov 2026 03:50:45 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=linux-foundation.org; s=korg; t=1794628245; bh=W/V4B/pGTOV/0dkaKeuQqPlifq3O6UcnPeHSuJgQHQA=; h=Date:To:From:Subject; b=rqarS/V6ke2Q/VjcdgJnDPGW23rKs09LpJgn27/tr+GuXXB4HZmQDEiB+Vs4VI8QQ XGrzOu5Iyju/gFztkpl8h8vHDphzshzlD4K+Y97lGHIj/MGvhTdm/2ZTZibUAGP9CX DW/oRyCfETm1Y4bj6V/geghWLegmKiejo+Y/oZVQ= Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2026 19:50:45 -0800 To: mm-commits@vger.kernel.org,wy@wyuan.org,users@kernel.org, skhan@linuxfoundation.org,si.yanteng@linux.dev,rdunlap@infradead.org, petr.pavlu@suse.com,joe@perches.com,federico.vaga@vaga.pv.it, dzm91@hust.edu.cn,corbet@lwn.net,chenyou910331@gmail.com, carlos.bilbao@kernel.org,avadhut.naik@amd.com,alexs@kernel.org, akiyks@gmail.com,konstantin@linuxfoundation.org,akpm@linux-foundation.org From: Andrew Morton Subject: + docs-submitting-patches-make-lkml-a-list-of-last-resort-again.patch added to mm-nonmm-hotfixes-unstable branch Message-Id: <20261114035045.76B431F000C4@smtp.kernel.org> X-Mailing-List: mm-commits@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: List-Owner: Precedence: list The patch titled Subject: docs: submitting-patches: make LKML a list of last resort again has been added to the -mm mm-nonmm-hotfixes-unstable branch. Its filename is docs-submitting-patches-make-lkml-a-list-of-last-resort-again.patch This patch will shortly appear at https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/25-new.git/tree/patches/docs-submitting-patches-make-lkml-a-list-of-last-resort-again.patch This patch will later appear in the mm-nonmm-hotfixes-unstable branch at git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst when testing your code *** The -mm tree is included into linux-next via various branches at git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/akpm/mm and is updated there most days ------------------------------------------------------ From: Konstantin Ryabitsev Subject: docs: submitting-patches: make LKML a list of last resort again Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2026 18:02:46 -0500 Commit 77167b966b7e ("docs: submitting-patches: clarify the role of LKML") changed the documentation to say that all patches should be sent to LKML by default, because get_maintainer.pl always suggested it. Now that get_maintainer.pl only falls back to THE REST when no other matching section provides a mailing list, update the documentation to match: send patches to the subsystem-specific list, and use LKML only when there isn't one. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20261113-get-maintainer-the-rest-fallback-v3-2-36ee5a3e8d13@linuxfoundation.org Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ryabitsev Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Suggested-by: Petr Pavlu Acked-by: Randy Dunlap Acked-by: Joe Perches Cc: Jonathan Corbet Cc: Shuah Khan Cc: Federico Vaga Cc: Akira Yokosawa Cc: Carlos Bilbao Cc: Avadhut Naik Cc: Alex Shi Cc: Yanteng Si Cc: Dongliang Mu Cc: Chen-Yu Yeh Cc: Weijie Yuan Cc: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst~docs-submitting-patches-make-lkml-a-list-of-last-resort-again +++ a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst @@ -239,9 +239,12 @@ patches as arguments to scripts/get_main maintainer for the subsystem you are working on, Andrew Morton (akpm@linux-foundation.org) serves as a maintainer of last resort. -linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org should be used by default for all patches, but the -volume on that list has caused a number of developers to tune it out. Please -do not spam unrelated lists and unrelated people, though. +You should also normally choose at least one mailing list to receive a copy of +your patch set. Look in the MAINTAINERS file for a subsystem-specific list; +your patch will probably get more attention there. +linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org functions as a list of last resort for patches +that do not have a subsystem-specific list. Please do not spam unrelated lists +and unrelated people, though. Many kernel-related lists are hosted at kernel.org; you can find a list of them at https://subspace.kernel.org. There are kernel-related lists _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from konstantin@linuxfoundation.org are get_maintainer-only-use-the-rest-as-a-fallback.patch docs-submitting-patches-make-lkml-a-list-of-last-resort-again.patch