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diff --git a/Documentation/process/index.rst b/Documentation/process/index.rst
index dd231ffc8422..9f1b88492bb3 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/index.rst
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Below are the essential guides that every developer should read.
    submitting-patches
    programming-language
    coding-style
+   maintainer-handbooks
    maintainer-pgp-guide
    email-clients
    kernel-enforcement-statement
diff --git a/Documentation/process/maintainer-handbooks.rst b/Documentation/process/maintainer-handbooks.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cd707727dc8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/process/maintainer-handbooks.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+.. _maintainer_handbooks_main:
+
+Subsystem and maintainer tree specific development process notes
+================================================================
+
+The purpose of this document is to provide subsystem specific information
+which is supplementary to the general development process handbook
+:ref:`Documentation/process <development_process_main>`.
+
+Contents:
+
+.. toctree::
+   :numbered:
+   :maxdepth: 2
diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
index 8ad6b93f91e6..f5ae1efd8cb6 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ If you're unfamiliar with ``git``, you would be well-advised to learn how to
 use it, it will make your life as a kernel developer and in general much
 easier.
 
+Some subsystems and maintainer trees have additional information about
+their workflow and expectations, see :ref:`Documentation/process/maintainer
+handbooks <maintainer_handbooks_main>`.
+
 Obtain a current source tree
 ----------------------------