- It takes a lot longer than one would expect
- Follow all the instructions
- Create patch with -upNr options:
diff -upNr a/drivers/somefile.c b/drivers/somefile.c > mypatch.patch - Use the script to check for coding style errors:
cd a
scripts/checkpatch.pl ../mypatch.patch - When using Evolution to mail patches, turn off word wrapping by changing to Preformatted paragraph style:
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