From 48717184ba3700938b75542046c5108b21e95ea7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Michal=20Koutn=C3=BD?= Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:29:27 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] README.devel: clarify patch rules and syntax MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Patches should follow kernel style and have Signed-Off-By: Signed-off-by: Michal Koutný Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger --- README.devel | 12 ++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.devel b/README.devel index 60c95468..a42a228c 100644 --- a/README.devel +++ b/README.devel @@ -1,8 +1,12 @@ Iproute2 development is closely tied to Linux kernel networking development. Most new features require a kernel and a utility component. -Please submit both to the Linux networking mailing list - +Please submit both kernel and iproute changes to the Linux networking mailing list + + +Patch submitting rules are similar to the kernel. +See: + https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html The current source for the stable version is in the git repository: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/network/iproute2/iproute2.git @@ -16,3 +20,7 @@ aligned on the mainline Linux kernel (ie follows Linus). The iproute2-next repository tracks the code intended for the next release; it corresponds with networking development tree (net-next) in the kernel. + +Patches should be prefixed with iproute2 or iproute2-next as appropriate. +For example: + Subject: [PATCH iproute2-next] ip: fix syntax for rules