From 8d6f1ae6d289254a97015ac9629d831f06c9966a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 12:13:11 +0100 Subject: Add the "commit earlier, commit often concept" From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab --- README.patches | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.patches b/README.patches index 90ae313d8..e2ebb3670 100644 --- a/README.patches +++ b/README.patches @@ -319,6 +319,14 @@ k) By submitting a patch to the subsystem maintainer, either via email later. If no specific clause are added, the added code will be assumed as GPLv2 only. +l) "Commit earlier and commit often". This is a common used rule at + Kernel. This means that a sooner submission of a patch will mean that + a review can happen sooner, and help the develop to address the + comments. This helps to reduce the life-cicle for having a changeset + committed at kernel at the proper time. It also means that the one + changeset should idally address just one issue. So, mixing different + things at the same patch should be avoided. + 5. Knowing about newer patches committed at master hg repository ============================================================= -- cgit v1.2.3