If the new code is substantial, addition of subsystem-specific fault
injection might be appropriate.
+
+22: Newly-added code has been compiled with `gcc -W' (use "make
+ EXTRA_CFLAGS=-W"). This will generate lots of noise, but is good for
+ finding bugs like "warning: comparison between signed and unsigned".
+
+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: Avoid whitespace damage such as indenting with spaces or whitespace
+ at the end of lines. You can test this by feeding the patch to
+ "git apply --check --whitespace=error-all"