u-boot.git/doc/develop/sending_patches.rst, branch main

doc: Remove the patman documentation

2026-07-06T14:28:50Z

The full patman manual now lives with the standalone patch-manager package, making the 1000-line copy in the tree redundant. Remove the in-tree manual, its README and the doc/develop/patman.rst toctree page. The sending-patches guide already introduces patman, so point it at the patch-manager package instead of the now-dead ':doc:' cross-reference and, with the manual gone, add a couple of lines on how the tool works. Point the SPI howto at that guide too, rather than repeating the install details. Signed-off-by: Simon Glass Reviewed-by: Tom Rini Reviewed-by: Mattijs Korpershoek

doc: Move the b4 guide into sending_patches

2026-07-06T14:28:50Z

The b4 contributor guide sits in the coding-style document, which is an odd place for it. Move it into sending_patches.rst, next to the patman note, so both patch-sending tools are described together. The b4_contrib label moves with it, so the reference from process.rst still resolves. Signed-off-by: Simon Glass Reviewed-by: Mattijs Korpershoek Reviewed-by: Tom Rini

doc: develop: process: Document using b4 and patchwork for custodians

2026-01-28T20:20:07Z

- We already have good custodian documentation for patchwork, add a reference and then link to it here. - Add a reference to the existing b4 documentation, and reference it here. - Note and link to patchwork integration, am/shazam and ty features of b4 as these are the most likely useful portions. Be specific about keeping the default ${summary} as that includes important information. Signed-off-by: Tom Rini Reviewed-by: Mattijs Korpershoek Reviewed-by: Quentin Schulz

doc: develop: sending_patches: Update link to patchwork

2026-01-28T20:20:07Z

Make use of an anonymous reference for the external link here, per rST best practices. Signed-off-by: Tom Rini Reviewed-by: Quentin Schulz

doc: sending_patches: Fix spelling of "its"

2024-12-15T01:03:52Z

Although it has historically been different, the current standard spelling of the neutral singular possessive pronoun is "its". Signed-off-by: J. Neuschäfer

doc/develop/sending_patches.rst: Reword where our git tree is slightly

2024-09-16T20:33:41Z

We shouldn't have had the link to our git tree be contained within "``" as that meant that it did not work as a link, so remove those. And rather than make this a link plus text, keep this as a link within the text for overall clarity. Suggested-by: Quentin Schulz Reviewed-by: Neil Armstrong Reviewed-by: Quentin Schulz Signed-off-by: Tom Rini

doc/develop/sending_patches.rst: Clarify when to use which branch

2024-09-12T16:13:52Z

The previous wording on the paragraph about what branch to use when submitting patches did not reflect how / when the next branch is currently used. Reword this to note that master should be used for bug and regression fixes, always, and that next should be used once it opens, with -rc2. Reported-by: Jerome Forissier Signed-off-by: Tom Rini Reviewed-by: Quentin Schulz Acked-by: Jerome Forissier Reviewed-by: Heinrich Schuchardt

doc: fix three-dash references in reStructuredText

2024-01-13T17:17:46Z

The "Sending patches" and "Patman patch manager" documents refer to the three-dash, "---", that separates patch parts. The symbol is written in the documentation in the same form as it is in actual patches: as three U+002D HYPHEN-MINUS characters. When building the documentation, Sphinx converts this symbol to a U+2014 EM DASH, that is invalid in this case. Make the three-dash symbol a reStructuredText inline literal to prevent its conversion; that is, enclose it in a pair of double backquotes (`). Signed-off-by: Grzegorz Szymaszek Reviewed-by: Mattijs Korpershoek

doc: sending_patches.rst: s/Superseeded/Superseded

2023-12-05T00:38:56Z

This is a common typo listed in scripts/spelling.txt. Fix it to match the patchwork status, which is superseded. Signed-off-by: Mattijs Korpershoek Reviewed-by: Heinrich Schuchardt Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt

doc: fix typos

2022-12-17T13:37:33Z

Fix a few typos spot during a first read of the contribution process. Signed-off-by: Maxim Cournoyer Reviewed-by: Heinrich Schuchardt Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt