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diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index 3c12fc14694..6198e5ebcf6 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -386,6 +386,9 @@ a diffstat, to show what files have changed, and the number of inserted and deleted lines per file. A diffstat is especially useful on bigger patches. Other comments relevant only to the moment or the maintainer, not suitable for the permanent changelog, should also go here. +Use diffstat options "-p 1 -w 70" so that filenames are listed from the +top of the kernel source tree and don't use too much horizontal space +(easily fit in 80 columns, maybe with some indentation). See more details on the proper patch format in the following references. |