linux_patch.md

Configure Email:

git config --global sendemail.smtp-encryption tls
git config --global sendemail.smtpserver zeus.spd.analog.com

Outlook Email format:

https://elinux.org/Mail_client_tips

Configure Upstream Tree:

git remote add upstream https://github.com/torvalds/linux
git fetch upstream
git worktree add -b regmap_7_17_format_wr ../torvalds_linux upstream/master

Create Patches:

git format-patch HEAD~1
or
with cover letter: git format-patch --cover-letter HEAD~2 -o iio-adrf6780

New patch version:

git format-patch -v4 HEAD~2 -o iio-adrf6780

Resend patch:

git format-patch --subject-prefix="RESEND PATCH" -v4 HEAD~2 -o iio-adrf6780

Obtain Maintainters:

./scripts/get_maintainer.pl 0001-regmap-add-support-for-7-17-register-formating.patch

Send Patches:

git send-email --to=antoniu.miclaus@analog.com --cc=antoniu.miclaus@analog.com 0001-regmap-add-support-for-7-17-register-formating.patch
or
with script: git send-email --to-cmd='./scripts/get_maintainer.pl --norolestats 000*' 0001-regmap-add-support-for-7-17-register-formating.patch
or
with thread: git send-email --thread 000*
or
with exclusion git send-email --to="$(./scripts/get_maintainer.pl --norolestats iio-ad4880/v6-000* | grep -v '<FAVORITE NAME>' | paste -sd,)" iio-ad4880/v6-000*