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-rw-r--r--Documentation/process/clang-format.rst2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/process/howto.rst9
-rw-r--r--Documentation/process/kernel-docs.rst4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst2
5 files changed, 10 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/process/clang-format.rst b/Documentation/process/clang-format.rst
index 82676e5a7c6e..1d089a847c1b 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/clang-format.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/clang-format.rst
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ it can be very useful.
There are integrations for many popular text editors. For some of them,
like vim, emacs, BBEdit and Visual Studio you can find support built-in.
-For instructions, read the appropiate section at:
+For instructions, read the appropriate section at:
https://clang.llvm.org/docs/ClangFormat.html
diff --git a/Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst b/Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst
index 43cdc67e4f8e..6f8f36e10e8b 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ The disclosing party should provide a list of contacts for all other
entities who have already been, or should be, informed about the issue.
This serves several purposes:
- - The list of disclosed entities allows communication accross the
+ - The list of disclosed entities allows communication across the
industry, e.g. other OS vendors, HW vendors, etc.
- The disclosed entities can be contacted to name experts who should
diff --git a/Documentation/process/howto.rst b/Documentation/process/howto.rst
index 20c9e07e09a4..7a5c105e34d4 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/howto.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/howto.rst
@@ -348,11 +348,10 @@ tool. For details on how to use the kernel bugzilla, please see:
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/page.cgi?id=faq.html
-The file :ref:`admin-guide/reporting-bugs.rst <reportingbugs>`
-in the main kernel source directory has a good
-template for how to report a possible kernel bug, and details what kind
-of information is needed by the kernel developers to help track down the
-problem.
+The file 'Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst' in the main kernel
+source directory has a good template for how to report a possible kernel bug,
+and details what kind of information is needed by the kernel developers to help
+track down the problem.
Managing bug reports
diff --git a/Documentation/process/kernel-docs.rst b/Documentation/process/kernel-docs.rst
index 64786e50026c..22d9ace5df2a 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/kernel-docs.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/kernel-docs.rst
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ On-line docs
:Date: 2008
:Keywords: patches, review process, types of submissions, basic rules, case studies
:Description: This paper gives several experience values on what types of patches
- there are and how likley they get merged.
+ there are and how likely they get merged.
:Abstract:
[...]. This paper examines some common problems for
submitting larger changes and some strategies to avoid problems.
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ On-line docs
block devices, hardware interrupts, scsi, DMA, access to user memory,
memory allocation, timers.
:Description: A guide designed to help you get up to speed on the
- concepts that are not intuitevly obvious, and to document the internal
+ concepts that are not intuitively obvious, and to document the internal
structures of Linux.
* Title: **Dynamic Kernels: Modularized Device Drivers**
diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
index 83d9a82055a7..fb8261a4be30 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
@@ -404,6 +404,8 @@ then you just add a line saying::
using your real name (sorry, no pseudonyms or anonymous contributions.)
This will be done for you automatically if you use ``git commit -s``.
+Reverts should also include "Signed-off-by". ``git revert -s`` does that
+for you.
Some people also put extra tags at the end. They'll just be ignored for
now, but you can do this to mark internal company procedures or just