From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.remote-ip=100.103.45.18 ARC-Seal: i=1; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc20261015; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; t=1794610986; b=lwGdiWi/oJtiZ0FcZ4b73V9ZpyYuhTZM89Y/KTSr0jhyXlIi1LXwYEpGhCATFMZVz+EY odYphaSsmuhEOvtIuVBF2fOd/XoZFskHOlD9SkG4gij4oBjgNXOYh6Q6aF7wIqqhqNNeA MCw9Akbyh+uQypWJtK8aO9UXL3OdKRJ6N4SS6U9YpUY1arNTwn6kQQ8XuS8JigqxZPYJU NijoeI2abCWUyTQSR9CsO2ZoTFGeJHbsjYgT9JGo+uCNxn4LdQ09xoVxsibY5c7MbMrPE MsIW2PWhDVFqMTODWOLIpCb/NWsGsU+rTonXUY59beFq96Ugv5cWSwsdRl1iMSot5PA== ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc20261015; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1794610986; h=Received:DKIM-Signature:From:Date:Subject:MIME-Version:Content-Type: Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-Id:References:In-Reply-To:To:Cc: X-Mailer:X-Developer-Signature:X-Developer-Key; bh=BYjggfmjKlGIW84B14hnVbDiPTvVGE5h9oEWsyq3OhA=; b=cmaRkE2P0+LBZIQ2VXjTbG35En7YBNhj4ueXGnDoRIVlWDXFpvE2JdK9Ar/VpJlNrdFI buauGYWWKA5LTipUy/lvva7ZVmSw0+7awfgLJ/H+Rb+zOA3U45AKX8NWl4OMXrvSLGky8 hHaMN6zQQFtAppXQRxSI7Px+PEOGCXNMR3qDG87SjDUTZlmaQT3FhFp3eY5uOJziwEmvq AcxHZCd22/AKJ4iCRBeNE4Fg5RMB8p8RMsEus63Ww/oxmCvGw+043FK3PzuOoZ0kt+VMl XQr8wXdLRi0hIa84qP+PQkOQarm7+yMODapObY/f7pxWvNPyNZCW20GhfROXGjlEvtQ== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass header.d=linuxfoundation.org header.i=@linuxfoundation.org header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=korg header.b=jAldKYUa; arc=none smtp.remote-ip=100.103.45.18 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (quasi.space.kernel.org [100.103.45.18]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature ECDSA (prime256v1)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 49875606A8B4; Fri, 13 Nov 2026 23:03:05 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linuxfoundation.org header.i=@linuxfoundation.org header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=korg header.b=jAldKYUa Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 70E031F000CA; Fri, 13 Nov 2026 23:03:04 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=linuxfoundation.org; s=korg; t=1794610985; bh=BYjggfmjKlGIW84B14hnVbDiPTvVGE5h9oEWsyq3OhA=; h=From:Date:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:To:Cc; b=jAldKYUaS7GHU4f6IFTkZrIB0BQsJnm6E++ac3lkxEo5S92zCZyR8lZG1LE/+Zkfj 4LuCT+1azYCJd/kMKPpHKxMrUIP+v00ZL+7b0fmtmew7kc6NG/wc1pNhlqdzmc8Eq7 qAN4GsPgl99IxbijrUfoeGH1dUnCalb1knSgIkjw= From: Konstantin Ryabitsev Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2026 18:02:46 -0500 Subject: [PATCH v3 2/2] docs: submitting-patches: make LKML a list of last resort again X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: List-Owner: Precedence: list MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <20261113-get-maintainer-the-rest-fallback-v3-2-36ee5a3e8d13@linuxfoundation.org> References: <20261113-get-maintainer-the-rest-fallback-v3-0-36ee5a3e8d13@linuxfoundation.org> In-Reply-To: <20261113-get-maintainer-the-rest-fallback-v3-0-36ee5a3e8d13@linuxfoundation.org> To: Joe Perches , Jonathan Corbet , Shuah Khan , Randy Dunlap Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, users@kernel.org, Federico Vaga , Akira Yokosawa , Carlos Bilbao , Avadhut Naik , Alex Shi , Yanteng Si , Dongliang Mu , Chen-Yu Yeh , Weijie Yuan , workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, Petr Pavlu , Konstantin Ryabitsev X-Mailer: b4 0.17-dev-ce4c1 X-Developer-Signature: v=1; a=openpgp-sha256; l=1962; i=konstantin@linuxfoundation.org; h=from:subject:message-id; bh=nkdiQvp5Jj0ckO1qdttyQR3N/yfvZHdyh/6ZF5sauk4=; b=owGbwMvMwCW27YjM47CUmTmMp9WSGLK+T1cpmR2cUczyKl1McuL+S+za01cGMS38WqMwaZX0r JPelzk+dJSyMIhxMciKKbKU7YvdFFT40EMuvccUZg4rE8gQBi5OAZiIxw5GhlmHVrSzLr9RuOCK W81UA02FjTHn4q9NKmraJ9FZ056h18PI8FwmKa6y+GjRCtYLItz7eYw2v9cUVlw+3Stxj+GH+7e 2cQIA X-Developer-Key: i=konstantin@linuxfoundation.org; a=openpgp; fpr=DE0E66E32F1FDD0902666B96E63EDCA9329DD07E Commit 77167b966b7e ("docs: submitting-patches: clarify the role of LKML") changed the documentation to say that all patches should be sent to LKML by default, because get_maintainer.pl always suggested it. Now that get_maintainer.pl only falls back to THE REST when no other matching section provides a mailing list, update the documentation to match: send patches to the subsystem-specific list, and use LKML only when there isn't one. Suggested-by: Petr Pavlu Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ryabitsev --- Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst index f271d7413f72..85ba046d66fb 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst @@ -239,9 +239,12 @@ patches as arguments to scripts/get_maintainer.pl). If you cannot find a maintainer for the subsystem you are working on, Andrew Morton (akpm@linux-foundation.org) serves as a maintainer of last resort. -linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org should be used by default for all patches, but the -volume on that list has caused a number of developers to tune it out. Please -do not spam unrelated lists and unrelated people, though. +You should also normally choose at least one mailing list to receive a copy of +your patch set. Look in the MAINTAINERS file for a subsystem-specific list; +your patch will probably get more attention there. +linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org functions as a list of last resort for patches +that do not have a subsystem-specific list. Please do not spam unrelated lists +and unrelated people, though. Many kernel-related lists are hosted at kernel.org; you can find a list of them at https://subspace.kernel.org. There are kernel-related lists -- 2.56.1