[Xen-devel] [RFC] Re-working the patch submission guide

[Lars Kurth <lars.kurth@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

In preparation of migrating docs to sphinx-docs, I first wanted to clean up 
https://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/Submitting_Xen_Project_Patches. Before I do 
some work on it, I wanted to outline my thoughts on the content

> 1 How To Generate and Submit Patches to the Xen Project 

> 1.1 Generating a patch 
This section seems to be fairly generic and maybe should live elsewhere and 
maybe should just be referred to from here

However, I think we need to explain the anatomy of a patch and patch series 
here. Maybe re-name this to Anatomy of a Patch and Patch Series
It should mention at least cover letters and probably also cover threading of 
patch series (and why it is important)
References to Hg should be deleted

> 1.2 Signing off a patch 
> 1.3 Making good patches 
> 1.3.1 Break down your patches 
> 1.3.2 Write a good description for each patch 
> 1.3.3 Cc the maintainer of the code you are modifying 
> 1.4 Providing a git branch

This entire section needs to be re-structures and organised alongside patches 
and patch series
- What’s in a patch: aka 1.2., 1.3.2, 1.3.3 relate to individual patches  
- What’s in a series: e.g. cover letter and what is expected – section 1.3.1 
would naturally also fit into there and so would 1.4. 

> 1.5 Sending the patches to the list 
> 1.5.1 Setting up git send-email 
This should be kept

> 1.5.2 Using git send-email alone 
This should be removed from the document. I don’t mind moving it into a 
separate page (which can be referenced from the next section)

> 1.5.3 Simplest workflow: Git format-patch, 
> add_maintainers.pl/get_maintainer.pl and git send-email 
This should be the main workflow and probably option 2 should be removed

> 1.5.4 Sending Patches Manually 
This should be removed or state NOT TO DO this

> 1.6 Review, Rinse & Repeat 

> 1.7 What If 
This should be moved into the new section (see above) on patch series

> 1.8 How to know when a patch has been committed 
Should probably point to our patchwork, patchew, … instances also

> 1.9 After your patch is committed 

> 2 How to Generate and Submit a Patch to Qemu-Xen 
> 3 How to Generate, and Submit a Xen Project Patch to the Linux Tree 
> 4 How to Generate and Submit a Xen related patch to FreeBSD 
> 5 How to Generate, and Submit a Xen Project Patch to MiniOS and Unikraft 

These can stay as they are

Regards
Lars


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