Re: [DOC] Linux kernel patch submission format

[David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>]

On Tue, 2004-08-31 at 04:08 -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> I tried to keep it as short as possible:  here is a page describing the 
> most optimal format for sending patches to Linux kernel developers.
> 
> 	http://linux.yyz.us/patch-format.html

--- patch-format.html.orig
+++ patch-format.html
@@ -83,6 +83,15 @@
 for the 5th time, resist the urge to attach 20 patches to a single
 email.
 
+</li><li><h2>One thread per set of patches</h2>
+
+The corollary to the above rule: when sending more than one patch in
+separate emails, make sure they stay together. Send the second and
+subsequent mails as <em>replies</em> to the first mail, rather than
+having each one start its own thread. (You should also ensure that
+your mail client obeys RFC2822 by including correct
+<TT>References:</TT> headers in replies.)
+
 </li><li><h2>Sign your work</h2>
 
 The sign-off is a simple line at the end of the explanation for the

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dwmw2