Re: [PATCH] doc: clarify practices for submitting updated patch versions

[Karthik Nayak <karthik.188@gmail.com>]

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Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com> writes:

> The `SubmittingPatches` documentation briefly mentions that related
> patches should be grouped together in their own e-mail thread. Expand on
> this to explicitly state that updated versions of a patch series should
> also follow this. Also provide add a link to existing documentation from
> `MyFirstContribution` that provides detailed instructions on how to do
> this via `git-send-email(1)`.
>
> Signed-off-by: Justin Tobler <jltobler@gmail.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 10 ++++++----
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
> index c647c7e1b4..bc212836f9 100644
> --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
> +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
> @@ -415,10 +415,12 @@ e-mail tools, so that they may comment on specific portions of
>  your code.  For this reason, each patch should be submitted
>  "inline" in a separate message.
>
> -Multiple related patches should be grouped into their own e-mail
> -thread to help readers find all parts of the series.  To that end,
> -send them as replies to either an additional "cover letter" message
> -(see below), the first patch, or the respective preceding patch.
> +All subsequent versions of a patch series and other related patches should be

The 'other related patches' is not a strict rule we follow, is it?

> +grouped into their own e-mail thread to help readers find all parts of the
> +series.  To that end, send them as replies to either an additional "cover
> +letter" message (see below), the first patch, or the respective preceding patch.
> +Here is a link:MyFirstContribution.html#v2-git-send-email[step-by-step guide] on
> +how to submit updated versions of a patch series.

Thanks for this.

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