From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S933547AbcINXHO (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Sep 2016 19:07:14 -0400 Received: from bombadil.infradead.org ([198.137.202.9]:46968 "EHLO bombadil.infradead.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1764720AbcINXGW (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Sep 2016 19:06:22 -0400 From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab To: Linux Doc Mailing List Cc: Mauro Carvalho Chehab , Mauro Carvalho Chehab , Jonathan Corbet , Mauro Carvalho Chehab , Markus Heiser , Jani Nikula , LKML Subject: [PATCH 13/17] SubmittingDrivers.rst: add a cross reference to CodingStyle Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2016 20:05:58 -0300 Message-Id: <96954a3089e1b1c03256178464a36cc40f38eecb.1473893776.git.mchehab@s-opensource.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.7.4 In-Reply-To: References: In-Reply-To: References: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Instead of mentioning CodingStyle as a file, use a reference. While here, do a minor update, pointing that the same rules for Kernel 2.6 apply up to the recent versions too. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab --- Documentation/development-process/SubmittingDrivers.rst | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/development-process/SubmittingDrivers.rst b/Documentation/development-process/SubmittingDrivers.rst index 621d17af20fd..e4810fb8f4e2 100644 --- a/Documentation/development-process/SubmittingDrivers.rst +++ b/Documentation/development-process/SubmittingDrivers.rst @@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ Linux 2.4: maintainer does not respond or you cannot find the appropriate maintainer then please contact Willy Tarreau . -Linux 2.6: +Linux 2.6 and upper: The same rules apply as 2.4 except that you should follow linux-kernel - to track changes in API's. The final contact point for Linux 2.6 + to track changes in API's. The final contact point for Linux 2.6+ submissions is Andrew Morton. What Criteria Determine Acceptance @@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ Interfaces: Code: Please use the Linux style of code formatting as documented - in Documentation/development-process/CodingStyle.rst. If you have sections of code + in :ref:`Documentation/development-process/CodingStyle.rst `. + If you have sections of code that need to be in other formats, for example because they are shared with a windows driver kit and you want to maintain them just once separate them out nicely and note -- 2.7.4