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diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index 6b9e954a47..5d5046fa95 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -397,6 +397,40 @@ letter. [[send-patches]] === Sending your patches. +==== Choosing your reviewers + +:security-ml-ref: footnoteref:[security-ml] + +As mentioned at the beginning of the section, patches that may be +security relevant should not be submitted to the public mailing list +mentioned below, but should instead be sent privately to the Git +Security mailing list{security-ml-ref}. + +:contrib-scripts: footnoteref:[contrib-scripts,Scripts under `contrib/` are + +not part of the core `git` binary and must be called directly. Clone the Git + +codebase and run `perl contrib/contacts/git-contacts`.] + +Send your patch with "To:" set to the mailing list, with "cc:" listing +people who are involved in the area you are touching (the `git-contacts` +script in `contrib/contacts/`{contrib-scripts} can help to +identify them), to solicit comments and reviews. Also, when you made +trial merges of your topic to `next` and `seen`, you may have noticed +work by others conflicting with your changes. There is a good possibility +that these people may know the area you are touching well. + +:current-maintainer: footnote:[The current maintainer: gitster@pobox.com] +:git-ml: footnote:[The mailing list: git@vger.kernel.org] + +After the list reached a consensus that it is a good idea to apply the +patch, re-send it with "To:" set to the maintainer{current-maintainer} +and "cc:" the list{git-ml} for inclusion. This is especially relevant +when the maintainer did not heavily participate in the discussion and +instead left the review to trusted others. + +Do not forget to add trailers such as `Acked-by:`, `Reviewed-by:` and +`Tested-by:` lines as necessary to credit people who helped your +patch, and "cc:" them when sending such a final version for inclusion. + :security-ml: footnoteref:[security-ml,The Git Security mailing list: git-security@googlegroups.com] Before sending any patches, please note that patches that may be @@ -490,38 +524,6 @@ patch, format it as "multipart/signed", not a text/plain message that starts with `-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----`. That is not a text/plain, it's something else. -:security-ml-ref: footnoteref:[security-ml] - -As mentioned at the beginning of the section, patches that may be -security relevant should not be submitted to the public mailing list -mentioned below, but should instead be sent privately to the Git -Security mailing list{security-ml-ref}. - -:contrib-scripts: footnoteref:[contrib-scripts,Scripts under `contrib/` are + -not part of the core `git` binary and must be called directly. Clone the Git + -codebase and run `perl contrib/contacts/git-contacts`.] - -Send your patch with "To:" set to the mailing list, with "cc:" listing -people who are involved in the area you are touching (the `git-contacts` -script in `contrib/contacts/`{contrib-scripts} can help to -identify them), to solicit comments and reviews. Also, when you made -trial merges of your topic to `next` and `seen`, you may have noticed -work by others conflicting with your changes. There is a good possibility -that these people may know the area you are touching well. - -:current-maintainer: footnote:[The current maintainer: gitster@pobox.com] -:git-ml: footnote:[The mailing list: git@vger.kernel.org] - -After the list reached a consensus that it is a good idea to apply the -patch, re-send it with "To:" set to the maintainer{current-maintainer} -and "cc:" the list{git-ml} for inclusion. This is especially relevant -when the maintainer did not heavily participate in the discussion and -instead left the review to trusted others. - -Do not forget to add trailers such as `Acked-by:`, `Reviewed-by:` and -`Tested-by:` lines as necessary to credit people who helped your -patch, and "cc:" them when sending such a final version for inclusion. - == Subsystems with dedicated maintainers Some parts of the system have dedicated maintainers with their own |