Reviewed-by: Joe Hacker <jhacker@foo.com>
Acked-by: Joe Hacker <jhacker@foo.com>
</pre>
+<li>If sending later revision of a patch, add all the tags - ack, r-b,
+Cc: mesa-stable and/or other. This provides reviewers with quick feedback if the
+patch has already been reviewed.
<li>In order for your patch to reach the prospective reviewer easier/faster,
use the script scripts/get_reviewer.pl to get a list of individuals and include
them in the CC list.
patches to the mesa-dev@ mailing list. If you prefer using --suppress-cc that
won't have any effect negative effect on the patch nomination.
+<p>
+Note: by removing the tag [as the commit is pushed] the patch is
+<strong>explicitly</strong> rejected from inclusion in the stable branch(es).
+<br>
+Thus, drop the line <strong>only</strong> if you want to cancel the nomination.
+</p>
+
<h2 id="criteria">Criteria for accepting patches to the stable branch</h2>
Mesa has a designated release manager for each stable branch, and the release
<h2 id="gittips">Git tips</h2>
<ul>
+<li><code>git rebase -i ...</code> is your friend. Don't be afraid to use it.
+<li>Apply a fixup to commit FOO.
+<pre>
+ git add ...
+ git commit --fixup=FOO
+ git rebase -i --autosquash ...
+</pre>
<li>Test for build breakage between patches e.g last 8 commits.
<pre>
git rebase -i --exec="make -j4" HEAD~8