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diff --git a/Documentation/SubmitChecklist b/Documentation/SubmitChecklist index da10e0714241..ac5e0b2f1097 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmitChecklist +++ b/Documentation/SubmitChecklist @@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ kernel patches. 19: All new userspace interfaces are documented in Documentation/ABI/. See Documentation/ABI/README for more information. + Patches that change userspace interfaces should be CCed to + linux-api@vger.kernel.org. 20: Check that it all passes `make headers_check'. @@ -83,3 +85,6 @@ kernel patches. 23: Tested after it has been merged into the -mm patchset to make sure that it still works with all of the other queued patches and various changes in the VM, VFS, and other subsystems. + +24: All memory barriers {e.g., barrier(), rmb(), wmb()} need a comment in the + source code that explains the logic of what they are doing and why. |