@@ -6,7 +6,14 @@ I. For patch submitters
0) Normal patch submission rules from Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
applies.
- 1) The Documentation/ portion of the patch should be a separate patch.
+ 1) The Documentation/ and include/dt-bindings/ portion of the patch should
+ be a separate patch. The preferred subject prefix for binding patches is:
+
+ "dt-bindings: <binding dir>: ..."
+
+ The 80 characters of the subject are precious. It is recommended to not
+ use "Documentation" or "doc" because that is implied. All bindings are
+ docs. Repeating "binding" again should also be avoided.
2) Submit the entire series to the devicetree mailinglist at
Clarify that binding patches should also include include/dt-bindings/* as part of them. The binding doc defines the ABI and the includes are part of that. Add some details on the preferred subject prefix and contents. Signed-off-by: Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org> --- Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.txt | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) -- 2.17.0 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html