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[PATCH 11/11] docs: Add a warning to applying-patches.rst

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  [PATCH 11/11] docs: Add a warning to applying-patches.rst Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> - 2016-10-27 01:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 11/11] docs: Add a warning to applying-patches.rst Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com> - 2016-10-27 02:40 +0200

#1509935 — [PATCH 11/11] docs: Add a warning to applying-patches.rst

This is ancient stuff and we don't do things this way anymore.  In the
absence of simply deleting the document, at least add a warning to it.

Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
---
 Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
index abd7dc7ae240..87825cf96f33 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ Original by:
 Last update:
 	2016-09-14
 
+.. note::
+
+   This document is obsolete.  In most cases, rather than using ``patch``
+   manually, you'll almost certainly want to look at using Git instead.
 
 A frequently asked question on the Linux Kernel Mailing List is how to apply
 a patch to the kernel or, more specifically, what base kernel a patch for
-- 
2.7.4

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#1509995

Em Wed, 26 Oct 2016 17:19:39 -0600
Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> escreveu:

> This is ancient stuff and we don't do things this way anymore.  In the
> absence of simply deleting the document, at least add a warning to it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
> ---
>  Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst | 4 ++++
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
> index abd7dc7ae240..87825cf96f33 100644
> --- a/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
> @@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ Original by:
>  Last update:
>  	2016-09-14
>  
> +.. note::
> +
> +   This document is obsolete.  In most cases, rather than using ``patch``
> +   manually, you'll almost certainly want to look at using Git instead.

Fair enough.

Reviewed-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>

>  
>  A frequently asked question on the Linux Kernel Mailing List is how to apply
>  a patch to the kernel or, more specifically, what base kernel a patch for



Thanks,
Mauro

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