[Cbe-oss-dev] Proposed changes to the linux source tree for compatibility with ps3:otheros++

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 23:28, Geoff Levand <geoff at infradead.org> wrote:
> On 06/29/2011 01:22 PM, Durandal Dokuchayev wrote:
>> I would like any input or criticism any of you have
>> to offer on these changes.
>
> Please follow Jim's advise and prepare a proper set
> of patches.  You may want to consider the quilt
> utility.  Most distros now have it packaged.

Better yet, use git (hmm, don't these patches originally come from a
git tree anyway?)
and learn about the "git rebase" command.

>> @@ -233,6 +235,7 @@ LV1_CALL(invalidate_htab_entries,
>> 5, 0,   3 )
>
> Use the proper mail client settings that do not modify
> the body text, as was done here (line wrap).  Patch
> can not apply this.

That would be "git format-patch" and "git send-emal".

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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