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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] checkpatch: Fix the usage of capture group ( ... )
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On Thu, 2020-07-30 at 07:58 +0200, Lukas Bulwahn wrote:
> Hi Joe,
> 
> did you see this quick fix to checkpatch.pl? Can you comment on the 
> commit and can we get a quick ack on that fix, please?

Yes, in a bit.

> General question on patches for ./scripts/checkpatch.pl:
> How do they travel to Linus?

Generally via Andrew Morton.

> Do you pick those patches and provide them to Andrew Morton?
> Or do you just ack them and we need to send them to Andrew Morton to get 
> them into mainline?

Generally, ack and forward.