From: Jakub Kicinski Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 04:24:57 +0000 (-0700) Subject: docs: netdev: shorten the name and mention msgid for patch status X-Git-Tag: v6.6.17~7844^2~6^2~8 X-Git-Url: http://review.tizen.org/git/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5d84921ac750d2b2e42c7102890b978cb2c2729e;p=platform%2Fkernel%2Flinux-rpi.git docs: netdev: shorten the name and mention msgid for patch status Cut down the length of the question so it renders better in docs. Mention that Message-ID can be used to search patchwork. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni --- diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst index f4c77ef..e10a814 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst @@ -105,14 +105,16 @@ and note the top of the "tags" section. If it is rc1, it is early in the dev cycle. If it was tagged rc7 a week ago, then a release is probably imminent. -I sent a patch and I'm wondering what happened to it - how can I tell whether it got merged? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +How can I tell the status of a patch I've sent? +----------------------------------------------- Start by looking at the main patchworks queue for netdev: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/netdevbpf/list/ The "State" field will tell you exactly where things are at with your -patch. +patch. Patches are indexed by the ``Message-ID`` header of the emails +which carried them so if you have trouble finding your patch append +the value of ``Message-ID`` to the URL above. The above only says "Under Review". How can I find out more? -------------------------------------------------------------