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| @@ -131,6 +131,19 @@ it to the maintainer to figure out what is the most recent and current | |||
| 131 | version that should be applied. If there is any doubt, the maintainer | 131 | version that should be applied. If there is any doubt, the maintainer |
| 132 | will reply and ask what should be done. | 132 | will reply and ask what should be done. |
| 133 | 133 | ||
| 134 | Q: I made changes to only a few patches in a patch series should I resend only those changed? | ||
| 135 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
| 136 | A: No, please resend the entire patch series and make sure you do number your | ||
| 137 | patches such that it is clear this is the latest and greatest set of patches | ||
| 138 | that can be applied. | ||
| 139 | |||
| 140 | Q: I submitted multiple versions of a patch series and it looks like a version other than the last one has been accepted, what should I do? | ||
| 141 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ||
| 142 | A: There is no revert possible, once it is pushed out, it stays like that. | ||
| 143 | Please send incremental versions on top of what has been merged in order to fix | ||
| 144 | the patches the way they would look like if your latest patch series was to be | ||
| 145 | merged. | ||
| 146 | |||
| 134 | Q: How can I tell what patches are queued up for backporting to the various stable releases? | 147 | Q: How can I tell what patches are queued up for backporting to the various stable releases? |
| 135 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 148 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 136 | A: Normally Greg Kroah-Hartman collects stable commits himself, but for | 149 | A: Normally Greg Kroah-Hartman collects stable commits himself, but for |
