Hi Jeff, I compared my personal hints list to yours. Yours is much more complete and better. Here are a few comments for you to consider (below). Thanks, ~Randy_________________________________________ |randy.dunlap_at_intel.com 503-677-5408| |NOTE: Any views presented here are mine alone| |& may not represent the views of my employer.| ----------------------------------------------- > 4) Select e-mail destination. > ... However, your patch(es) must be sent directly to Linus or to other maintainers to send to Linus. He doesn't troll linux-kernel or other mailing lists looking for patches. > 8) Name your kernel version. > > It is important to note, either in the subject line or in the patch > description, the kernel version to which this patch applies. However, your patch should apply cleanly (no failures, little to no fuzz) to the latest kernel version. > 9) Don't get discouraged. Re-submit. > ... > It is quite common for Linus to "drop" your patch without comment. > That's the nature of the system. If he drops your patch, it could be > due to > * A style issue (see section 2), > * An e-mail formatting issue (re-read this section) > * A technical problem with your change > * He gets tons of e-mail, and yours got lost in the shuffle > * You are being annoying (See Figure 1) + * Your patch fails to apply or has (too much) fuzz. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
