[PATCH v2] MyFirstContribution: add note on confirming patches
From: QueenJcloud <hidden>
Date: 2025-10-24 20:53:49
Subsystem:
documentation, the rest · Maintainers:
Jonathan Corbet, Linus Torvalds
Add a note after the `git send-email` section explaining how contributors can confirm that their patches reached the mailing list by checking https://lore.kernel.org/git/. Signed-off-by: QueenJcloud <redacted> --- Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc
index 02ba8ba5f6..6e7f3036bb 100644
--- a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc@@ -1153,11 +1153,17 @@ NOTE: When you are sending a real patch, it will go to git@vger.kernel.org - but please don't send your patchset from the tutorial to the real mailing list! For now, you can send it to yourself, to make sure you understand how it will look. +NOTE: After sending your patches, you can confirm that they reached the mailing +list by visiting https://lore.kernel.org/git/. Use the search bar to find your +name or the subject of your patch. If it appears, your email was successfully +delivered. + After you run the command above, you will be presented with an interactive prompt for each patch that's about to go out. This gives you one last chance to edit or quit sending something (but again, don't edit code this way). Once you press `y` or `a` at these prompts your emails will be sent! Congratulations! + Awesome, now the community will drop everything and review your changes. (Just kidding - be patient!)
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