Andrew, Jeff: would you update tpp.txt and patch-format.html respectively to clarify this? (I can send patches if you prefer that.)
From: Randy Dunlap <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) --- linux-2.6.21-git10.orig/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ linux-2.6.21-git10/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -363,7 +363,8 @@ area or subsystem of the kernel is being 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 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
