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authorMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>2021-06-16 08:27:38 +0200
committerJonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>2021-06-17 13:24:38 -0600
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The :doc:`foo` tag is auto-generated via automarkup.py. So, use the filename at the sources, instead of :doc:`foo`. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/d172ab629c3e32c8d27ed4b9d2a209933e2a7178.1623824363.git.mchehab+huawei@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
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index c66a19201deb..0852bcf73630 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ can greatly increase the chances of your change being accepted.
This document contains a large number of suggestions in a relatively terse
format. For detailed information on how the kernel development process
-works, see :doc:`development-process`. Also, read :doc:`submit-checklist`
+works, see Documentation/process/development-process.rst. Also, read
+Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst
for a list of items to check before submitting code. If you are submitting
-a driver, also read :doc:`submitting-drivers`; for device tree binding patches,
-read :doc:`submitting-patches`.
+a driver, also read Documentation/process/submitting-drivers.rst; for device
+tree binding patches, read Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst.
This documentation assumes that you're using ``git`` to prepare your patches.
If you're unfamiliar with ``git``, you would be well-advised to learn how to
@@ -178,8 +179,7 @@ Style-check your changes
------------------------
Check your patch for basic style violations, details of which can be
-found in
-:ref:`Documentation/process/coding-style.rst <codingstyle>`.
+found in Documentation/process/coding-style.rst.
Failure to do so simply wastes
the reviewers time and will get your patch rejected, probably
without even being read.
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ If you have a patch that fixes an exploitable security bug, send that patch
to security@kernel.org. For severe bugs, a short embargo may be considered
to allow distributors to get the patch out to users; in such cases,
obviously, the patch should not be sent to any public lists. See also
-:doc:`/admin-guide/security-bugs`.
+Documentation/admin-guide/security-bugs.rst.
Patches that fix a severe bug in a released kernel should be directed
toward the stable maintainers by putting a line like this::
@@ -246,9 +246,8 @@ toward the stable maintainers by putting a line like this::
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
into the sign-off area of your patch (note, NOT an email recipient). You
-should also read
-:ref:`Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst <stable_kernel_rules>`
-in addition to this file.
+should also read Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
+in addition to this document.
If changes affect userland-kernel interfaces, please send the MAN-PAGES
maintainer (as listed in the MAINTAINERS file) a man-pages patch, or at
@@ -305,8 +304,8 @@ decreasing the likelihood of your MIME-attached change being accepted.
Exception: If your mailer is mangling patches then someone may ask
you to re-send them using MIME.
-See :doc:`/process/email-clients` for hints about configuring your e-mail
-client so that it sends your patches untouched.
+See Documentation/process/email-clients.rst for hints about configuring
+your e-mail client so that it sends your patches untouched.
Respond to review comments
--------------------------
@@ -324,7 +323,7 @@ for their time. Code review is a tiring and time-consuming process, and
reviewers sometimes get grumpy. Even in that case, though, respond
politely and address the problems they have pointed out.
-See :doc:`email-clients` for recommendations on email
+See Documentation/process/email-clients.rst for recommendations on email
clients and mailing list etiquette.
@@ -562,10 +561,10 @@ method for indicating a bug fixed by the patch. See :ref:`describe_changes`
for more details.
Note: Attaching a Fixes: tag does not subvert the stable kernel rules
-process nor the requirement to Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org on all stable
+process nor the requirement to Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org on all stable
patch candidates. For more information, please read
-:ref:`Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst <stable_kernel_rules>`
-
+Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst.
+
.. _the_canonical_patch_format:
The canonical patch format
@@ -824,8 +823,7 @@ Greg Kroah-Hartman, "How to piss off a kernel subsystem maintainer".
NO!!!! No more huge patch bombs to linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org people!
<https://lore.kernel.org/r/20050711.125305.08322243.davem@davemloft.net>
-Kernel Documentation/process/coding-style.rst:
- :ref:`Documentation/process/coding-style.rst <codingstyle>`
+Kernel Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
Linus Torvalds's mail on the canonical patch format:
<https://lore.kernel.org/r/Pine.LNX.4.58.0504071023190.28951@ppc970.osdl.org>