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Kernel Maintainer Handbook¶

This document is the humble beginning of a manual for kernel maintainers. There is a lot yet to go here! Please feel free to propose (and write) additions to this manual.

  • Configure Git
    • Creating commit links to lore.kernel.org
  • Rebasing and merging
    • Rebasing
    • Merging
    • Finally
  • Creating Pull Requests
    • Create Branch
    • Create Pull Request
    • Submit Pull Request
  • Handling messy pull-request diffstats
  • Maintainer Entry Profile
    • Overview
    • Submit Checklist Addendum
    • Key Cycle Dates
    • Review Cadence
    • Existing profiles
  • Modifying Patches
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