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diff --git a/tools/patman/README b/tools/patman/README index 6664027ed7..46b8e251ca 100644 --- a/tools/patman/README +++ b/tools/patman/README @@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ This tool is a Python script which: - Runs the patches through checkpatch.pl and its own checks - Optionally emails them out to selected people +It also shows review tags from Patchwork so you can update your local patches. + It is intended to automate patch creation and make it a less error-prone process. It is useful for U-Boot and Linux work so far, since it uses the checkpatch.pl script. @@ -352,6 +354,38 @@ These people will get the cover letter even if they are not on the To/Cc list for any of the patches. +Patchwork Integration +===================== + +Patman has a very basic integration with Patchwork. If you point patman to +your series on patchwork it can show you what new reviews have appears since +you sent your series. + +To set this up, add a Series-link tag to one of the commits in your series +(see above). + +Then you can type + + patman status + +and patman will show you each patch and what review tags have been collected, +for example: + +... + 21 x86: mtrr: Update the command to use the new mtrr + Reviewed-by: Wolfgang Wallner <wolfgang.wallner@br-automation.com> + + Reviewed-by: Bin Meng <bmeng.cn@gmail.com> + 22 x86: mtrr: Restructure so command execution is in + Reviewed-by: Wolfgang Wallner <wolfgang.wallner@br-automation.com> + + Reviewed-by: Bin Meng <bmeng.cn@gmail.com> +... + +This shows that patch 21 and 22 were sent out with one review but have since +attracted another review each. If the series needs changes, you can update +these commits with the new review tag before sending the next version of the +series. + + Example Work Flow ================= |