linux-send-email

git-format-patch archive for linux upstreaming

Guides/Documentation

General

• Linux Kernel patch submission checklist
• Submitting patches: the essential guide to getting your code into the kernel
• Linux kernel coding style
• Creating and Editing patches for the Linux Kernel with git

hwmon

• LIST: Linux Hardware Monitoring
• How to Get Your Patch Accepted Into the Hwmon Subsystem

Configuration

append to ~/.gitconfig

[sendemail]
        from = Marcello Sylvester Bauer <sylv@sylv.io>
        smtpuser = sylv@sylv.io
        smtpserver = smtp.mailbox.org
        smtpencryption = tls
        smtpserverport = 587
        chainreplyto = false
        tocover = true
        cccover = true
[sendemail.linux]
    tocmd = "`pwd`/scripts/get_maintainer.pl --nogit --nogit-fallback --norolestats --nol"
    cccmd = "`pwd`/scripts/get_maintainer.pl --nogit --nogit-fallback --norolestats --nom"

Send Patches

Example:

# setup
DIR=../linux-send-email
TREE=hwmon
SET=max6639
VERSION=1
BASE=hwmon-next

# 1. format patch
git format-patch -o $DIR/$TREE/$SET/v$VERSION --cover-letter -v $VERSION -n --thread=shallow $BASE..HEAD

# 2. edit cover letter

vim $DIR/$TREE/$SET/v$VERSION/v$VERSION-0000*

# send patches
git send-email --identity=linux $DIR/$TREE/$SET/v$VERSION/