How to Submit Patches for Open vSwitch
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-Send changes to Open vSwitch as patches to discuss@openvswitch.org.
+Send changes to Open vSwitch as patches to dev@openvswitch.org.
One patch per email, please. More details are included below.
If you are using Git, then "git format-patch" takes care of most of
- A patch that modifies Linux kernel code should be at least
build-tested on various Linux kernel versions before
- submission. I suggest versions 2.6.18, 2.6.27, and whatever
+ submission. I suggest versions 2.6.32 and whatever
the current latest release version is at the time.
- A patch that modifies the ofproto or vswitchd code should be
author(s) sign off for patches that you did not author.
Simply include your name and email address as the last line of the commit
-messge before any comments (and author too, if that is not you):
+message before any comments (and author too, if that is not you):
Signed-off-by: Author Name <author.name@email.address...>
Signed-off-by: Submitter Name <submitter.name@email.address...>
Patch
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-The patch should be in the body of the email following the descrition,
+The patch should be in the body of the email following the description,
separated by a blank line.
Patches should be in "diff -up" format. We recommend that you use Git