Commit f1d77b2e authored by Jakub Kicinski's avatar Jakub Kicinski Committed by David S. Miller
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netdev-FAQ: answer some questions about the patchwork checks 



Point out where patchwork bot's code lives, and that we don't want
people posting stuff that doesn't build.

Signed-off-by: default avatarJakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst

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Posting as one thread is discouraged because it confuses patchwork

(as of patchwork 2.2.2).



Can I reproduce the checks from patchwork on my local machine?

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Checks in patchwork are mostly simple wrappers around existing kernel

scripts, the sources are available at:



https://github.com/kuba-moo/nipa/tree/master/tests



Running all the builds and checks locally is a pain, can I post my patches and have the patchwork bot validate them?

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No, you must ensure that your patches are ready by testing them locally

before posting to the mailing list. The patchwork build bot instance

gets overloaded very easily and netdev@vger really doesn't need more

traffic if we can help it.



Any other tips to help ensure my net/net-next patch gets OK'd?

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Attention to detail.  Re-read your own work as if you were the