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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2013-04-29 19:47:50 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2013-04-29 19:47:50 -0700 |
| commit | 56847d857cb0c3ee78c22ce776a26f88d9ffd4d4 (patch) | |
| tree | a85bcf204a53e45d26f6a3984f16ddd525eef3e7 /Documentation/SubmittingPatches | |
| parent | 191a712090bb8a10e6f129360eeed2d68f3d4c9a (diff) | |
| parent | 8d564368a9a3197f43e56dadf4a18c5738849f94 (diff) | |
| download | lwn-56847d857cb0c3ee78c22ce776a26f88d9ffd4d4.tar.gz lwn-56847d857cb0c3ee78c22ce776a26f88d9ffd4d4.zip | |
Merge branch 'akpm' (incoming from Andrew)
Merge second batch of fixes from Andrew Morton:
- various misc bits
- some printk updates
- a new "SRAM" driver.
- MAINTAINERS updates
- the backlight driver queue
- checkpatch updates
- a few init/ changes
- a huge number of drivers/rtc changes
- fatfs updates
- some lib/idr.c work
- some renaming of the random driver interfaces
* emailed patches from Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>: (285 commits)
net: rename random32 to prandom
net/core: remove duplicate statements by do-while loop
net/core: rename random32() to prandom_u32()
net/netfilter: rename random32() to prandom_u32()
net/sched: rename random32() to prandom_u32()
net/sunrpc: rename random32() to prandom_u32()
scsi: rename random32() to prandom_u32()
lguest: rename random32() to prandom_u32()
uwb: rename random32() to prandom_u32()
video/uvesafb: rename random32() to prandom_u32()
mmc: rename random32() to prandom_u32()
drbd: rename random32() to prandom_u32()
kernel/: rename random32() to prandom_u32()
mm/: rename random32() to prandom_u32()
lib/: rename random32() to prandom_u32()
x86: rename random32() to prandom_u32()
x86: pageattr-test: remove srandom32 call
uuid: use prandom_bytes()
raid6test: use prandom_bytes()
sctp: convert sctp_assoc_set_id() to use idr_alloc_cyclic()
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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/SubmittingPatches')
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index aa0c1e63f050..6e97e73d87b5 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ person it names. This tag documents that potentially interested parties have been included in the discussion -14) Using Reported-by:, Tested-by: and Reviewed-by: +14) Using Reported-by:, Tested-by:, Reviewed-by: and Suggested-by: If this patch fixes a problem reported by somebody else, consider adding a Reported-by: tag to credit the reporter for their contribution. Please @@ -468,6 +468,13 @@ done on the patch. Reviewed-by: tags, when supplied by reviewers known to understand the subject area and to perform thorough reviews, will normally increase the likelihood of your patch getting into the kernel. +A Suggested-by: tag indicates that the patch idea is suggested by the person +named and ensures credit to the person for the idea. Please note that this +tag should not be added without the reporter's permission, especially if the +idea was not posted in a public forum. That said, if we diligently credit our +idea reporters, they will, hopefully, be inspired to help us again in the +future. + 15) The canonical patch format |