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authorKrzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@linaro.org>2022-04-02 12:07:06 +0200
committerJonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>2022-04-05 09:15:29 -0600
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Documentation/process: mention patch changelog in review process
Extend the "Respond to review comments" section of "Submitting patches" with reference to patch changelogs. Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@linaro.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
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@@ -318,7 +318,10 @@ understands what is going on.
Be sure to tell the reviewers what changes you are making and to thank them
for their time. Code review is a tiring and time-consuming process, and
reviewers sometimes get grumpy. Even in that case, though, respond
-politely and address the problems they have pointed out.
+politely and address the problems they have pointed out. When sending a next
+version, add a ``patch changelog`` to the cover letter or to individual patches
+explaining difference aganst previous submission (see
+:ref:`the_canonical_patch_format`).
See Documentation/process/email-clients.rst for recommendations on email
clients and mailing list etiquette.