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authorJakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>2022-03-29 21:24:57 -0700
committerPaolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>2022-03-31 10:49:38 +0200
commit5d84921ac750d2b2e42c7102890b978cb2c2729e (patch)
treecd333b2d1237e2c0dba48143fff901b8f6f739b6 /Documentation
parent0e242e3fb7a7f6c120195c5a57faf78a321dbf65 (diff)
docs: netdev: shorten the name and mention msgid for patch status
Cut down the length of the question so it renders better in docs. Mention that Message-ID can be used to search patchwork. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
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@@ -105,14 +105,16 @@ and note the top of the "tags" section. If it is rc1, it is early in
the dev cycle. If it was tagged rc7 a week ago, then a release is
probably imminent.
-I sent a patch and I'm wondering what happened to it - how can I tell whether it got merged?
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+How can I tell the status of a patch I've sent?
+-----------------------------------------------
Start by looking at the main patchworks queue for netdev:
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/netdevbpf/list/
The "State" field will tell you exactly where things are at with your
-patch.
+patch. Patches are indexed by the ``Message-ID`` header of the emails
+which carried them so if you have trouble finding your patch append
+the value of ``Message-ID`` to the URL above.
The above only says "Under Review". How can I find out more?
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