| Message ID | 1477523979-5837-12-git-send-email-corbet@lwn.net |
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| State | Accepted |
| Commit | 67972a539e9ff1a3ed794c463c4e544442df693e |
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Em Wed, 26 Oct 2016 17:19:39 -0600 Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> escreveu: > This is ancient stuff and we don't do things this way anymore. In the > absence of simply deleting the document, at least add a warning to it. > > Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> > --- > Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst | 4 ++++ > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst > index abd7dc7ae240..87825cf96f33 100644 > --- a/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst > +++ b/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst > @@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ Original by: > Last update: > 2016-09-14 > > +.. note:: > + > + This document is obsolete. In most cases, rather than using ``patch`` > + manually, you'll almost certainly want to look at using Git instead. Fair enough. Reviewed-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> > > A frequently asked question on the Linux Kernel Mailing List is how to apply > a patch to the kernel or, more specifically, what base kernel a patch for Thanks, Mauro
diff --git a/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst index abd7dc7ae240..87825cf96f33 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst @@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ Original by: Last update: 2016-09-14 +.. note:: + + This document is obsolete. In most cases, rather than using ``patch`` + manually, you'll almost certainly want to look at using Git instead. A frequently asked question on the Linux Kernel Mailing List is how to apply a patch to the kernel or, more specifically, what base kernel a patch for
This is ancient stuff and we don't do things this way anymore. In the absence of simply deleting the document, at least add a warning to it. Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> --- Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) -- 2.7.4