From 6349469a4f3c036315bf40d700fa55e179f9e51d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Borislav Petkov Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2021 13:38:34 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation/submitting-patches: Document RESEND tag on patches Explain when a submitter should tag a patch or a patch series with the "RESEND" tag. This has been partially carved out from a tip subsystem handbook patchset by Thomas Gleixner: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20181107171010.421878737@linutronix.de and incorporates follow-on comments. Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet --- Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst index ab92d9c..9284735 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst @@ -346,6 +346,16 @@ that you have sent your patches to the right place. Wait for a minimum of one week before resubmitting or pinging reviewers - possibly longer during busy times like merge windows. +It's also ok to resend the patch or the patch series after a couple of +weeks with the word "RESEND" added to the subject line:: + + [PATCH Vx RESEND] sub/sys: Condensed patch summary + +Don't add "RESEND" when you are submitting a modified version of your +patch or patch series - "RESEND" only applies to resubmission of a +patch or patch series which have not been modified in any way from the +previous submission. + Include PATCH in the subject ----------------------------- -- 2.7.4