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authorTom Rini <trini@konsulko.com>2022-12-18 08:10:09 -0500
committerTom Rini <trini@konsulko.com>2022-12-18 08:10:09 -0500
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Merge tag 'efi-2023-01-rc4' of https://source.denx.de/u-boot/custodians/u-boot-efi
Pull request for efi-2023-01-rc4 Documentation: * Fix htmldoc build dependency UEFI: * Adjust EBBR version for compatibility table
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@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ LWN article `How to Get Your Change Into the Linux Kernel
Using patman
------------
-You can use a tool called patman to prepare, check and sent patches. It creates
-change logs, cover letters and patch notes. It also simplified the process of
+You can use a tool called patman to prepare, check and send patches. It creates
+change logs, cover letters and patch notes. It also simplifies the process of
sending multiple versions of a series.
See more details at :doc:`patman`.
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ General Patch Submission Rules
past commits might have input to your change, so also CC them if you think
they may have feedback.
-* Patches should always contain exactly one complete logical change, i. e.
+* Patches should always contain exactly one complete logical change, i.e.
* Changes that contain different, unrelated modifications shall be submitted
as *separate* patches, one patch per changeset.
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ General Patch Submission Rules
as such -- that *precedes* your substantive patch.
* For minor modifications (e.g. changed arguments of a function call),
- adhere to the present codingstyle of the module. Relating checkpatch
+ adhere to the present coding style of the module. Relating checkpatch
warnings can be ignored in this case. A respective note in the commit or
cover letter why they are ignored is desired.
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ General Patch Submission Rules
visible as headline of your commit message. Make sure the subject does not
exceed 60 characters or so.
-* The start of the subject should be a meaningfull tag (arm:, ppc:, tegra:,
+* The start of the subject should be a meaningful tag (arm:, ppc:, tegra:,
net:, ext2:, etc)
* Include the string "PATCH" in the Subject: line of your message, e. g.
@@ -247,14 +247,14 @@ When re-posting such a new version of your patch(es), please always make sure
to observe the following rules.
* Make an appropriate note that this is a re-submission in the subject line,
- eg. "[PATCH v2] Add support for feature X". ``git format-patch
+ e.g. "[PATCH v2] Add support for feature X". ``git format-patch
--subject-prefix="PATCH v2"`` can be used in this case (see the example
below).
-* Please make sure to keep a "change log", i. e. a description of what you have
+* Please make sure to keep a "change log", i.e. a description of what you have
changed compared to previous versions of this patch. This change log should
be added below the "---" line in the patch, which starts the "comment
- section", i. e. which contains text that does not get included into the
+ section", i.e. which contains text that does not get included into the
actual commit message.
Note: it is *not* sufficient to provide a change log in some cover letter
that gets sent as a separate message with the patch series. The reason is
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ Notes
2. All code must follow the :doc:`codingstyle` requirements.
3. Before sending the patch, you *must* run some form of local testing.
- Submitting a patch that does not build or function correct is a mistake. For
+ Submitting a patch that does not build or function correctly is a mistake. For
non-trivial patches, either building a number of platforms locally or making
use of :doc:`ci_testing` is strongly encouraged in order to avoid problems
that can be found when attempting to merge the patch.