From 5d84921ac750d2b2e42c7102890b978cb2c2729e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jakub Kicinski Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 21:24:57 -0700 Subject: docs: netdev: shorten the name and mention msgid for patch status Cut down the length of the question so it renders better in docs. Mention that Message-ID can be used to search patchwork. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni --- Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst index f4c77efa75d4..e10a8140d642 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst @@ -105,14 +105,16 @@ and note the top of the "tags" section. If it is rc1, it is early in the dev cycle. If it was tagged rc7 a week ago, then a release is probably imminent. -I sent a patch and I'm wondering what happened to it - how can I tell whether it got merged? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +How can I tell the status of a patch I've sent? +----------------------------------------------- Start by looking at the main patchworks queue for netdev: https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/netdevbpf/list/ The "State" field will tell you exactly where things are at with your -patch. +patch. Patches are indexed by the ``Message-ID`` header of the emails +which carried them so if you have trouble finding your patch append +the value of ``Message-ID`` to the URL above. The above only says "Under Review". How can I find out more? ------------------------------------------------------------- -- cgit