From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.remote-ip=45.79.88.28 ARC-Seal: i=1; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc20261015; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; t=1794038238; b=Ej5DIdKXhQo6cG12fOzMqRf1Ud1bIMecp0txEVwTC0yJTDD4DWOdkCWK/aDKtj89FWj5 qqeb/Kdrg5kv7J8PBSNQPckpHo+4qKFlIE3E/7C0JYkXFRkw9k5imW+ih7NFuGAWfGC2A rVVfbIbC6OnZHDZk7BQymiJ6wvwpZiTMS89fe1BDkgowSzJvfYOUwa6GqAUXBXoRDPjdY +yZl/4IZApVAexpgpd6vaObAhTjzfEJhMR93gOxf4RTiNSv6Sr+NK1dtvaJuInuTpGEAP byZ7F57tNBvaZLrbQediXd+gzUWVKYlymszpjJoAnFBvl8mvHeKr+hIdmMApT2+a0MQ== ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc20261015; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1794038238; h=DMARC-Filter:DKIM-Filter:DKIM-Signature:Received:From:To:Cc:Subject: In-Reply-To:References:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type: Content-Transfer-Encoding; bh=m5Omii0j86WJMr8UmFiNMdKh5MdlzgSG+n7rpPqRM1M=; b=vfMYiKeMdJXqYbGDc5CQuMJCxTzOmyrmAjCkKGnucPxR+vQWlT46Rd/S+MPlDa6XoZJC xEpvo7oLt2UyS1/5iUTy5tbkNE92LamHMMRTT4OFjZvS6TjsC5Azi4GlUIL7LcKwRuOsS w8tMO2L6OtkrMW+xsWMwAiU5V6iT3gob2CGilu/s60g2NfSKNkwuQBuIZGXDWVw4fiqll TV0QGnYC+4eXm/zrxl+7mMGcXmme0KcT1dHMN0NNC+d20Ami38XjIVhJTE3ACBWdAwBwJ lO9t2iimz3APEtMwmEf7TXH6VT3iSaTPqflTGfAQVshTYMcBppsTdEFmaa2h4ft2JLw== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass header.from=lwn.net; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=lwn.net; dkim=pass header.d=lwn.net header.i=@lwn.net header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=20201203 header.b=AISpnsW0; arc=none smtp.remote-ip=45.79.88.28 Received: from ms.lwn.net (ms.lwn.net [45.79.88.28]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature ECDSA (prime256v1) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 55CDB606A326; Sat, 7 Nov 2026 07:57:17 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.2 smtp.subspace.kernel.org 55CDB606A326 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=none dis=none) header.from=lwn.net Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=lwn.net Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key, unprotected) header.d=lwn.net header.i=@lwn.net header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=20201203 header.b=AISpnsW0 DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 ms.lwn.net 5DD6540904 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lwn.net; s=20201203; t=1794038236; bh=m5Omii0j86WJMr8UmFiNMdKh5MdlzgSG+n7rpPqRM1M=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:From; b=AISpnsW01/yflZIH+ceF5svRQFNKIPVGbTop/FI5nHopmF0i0hfSk0WBCeAZcuCbg ybjlOblneiDalrolonUz9d2I5RucQQio+7S4fuq7Rw+mrGimOT2FeWseZtQIx5trNo j0vWvRSX1rAAV4K64TAnwZoV1r8EPRlW7xZYWEXjnNi2cveBFGAscAP7NNMzsYxTRF fSY/ZOSIVZPVeU2pP535p/d5H3Ml5TipwdOsHHLxUatRdO6UlB6j8tNP5itPv8RW/Q dQsEV+z5uXsDvdxU0DrgrSv2pnOd5B+Wp5kgfYG8qCNYqCHxVG93fLHk6aIeZFn4z1 lOh99VYcD9ZYw== Received: from localhost (mdns.lwn.net [45.79.72.68]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (prime256v1) server-signature ECDSA (prime256v1) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by ms.lwn.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 5DD6540904; Sat, 7 Nov 2026 07:57:15 +0000 (UTC) From: Jonathan Corbet To: Oscar Alejandro =?utf-8?Q?S=C3=A1nchez?= Lucero via B4 Relay , aleszlucero@gmail.com Cc: rdunlap@infradead.org, krzk@kernel.org, wy@wyuan.org, workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] doc: process: clarify legacy status of applying-patches and point to Git In-Reply-To: <20261106-doc-modernize-git-v1-1-8b59c1a578ba@gmail.com> References: <20261106-doc-modernize-git-v1-1-8b59c1a578ba@gmail.com> Date: Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:57:11 -0700 Message-ID: <871p8x9iqw.fsf@trenco.lwn.net> 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: quoted-printable Oscar Alejandro S=C3=A1nchez Lucero via B4 Relay writes: > From: Oscar Alejandro S=C3=A1nchez Lucero > > The applying-patches.rst document heavily details the legacy 'patch' > utility, which creates confusion for new contributors since current > development relies almost entirely on Git infrastructure. > > This patch updates the opening notes to explicitly mark the manual > patching process as a legacy reference and redirects readers to > contemporary Git-based guides. > > Signed-off-by: Oscar Alejandro S=C3=A1nchez Lucero So how does this relate to the other patch that you sent six times in quick succession? > The applying-patches.rst document heavily details the legacy 'patch' > utility, which creates confusion for new contributors since current > development relies almost entirely on Git infrastructure. > > This series updates the introduction to explicitly mark the manual=20 > patching process as a legacy reference and redirects readers to=20 > contemporary Git-based guides. ...and why are you repeating this text here? Thanks, jon