X-Git-Url: http://pilppa.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2FSubmitChecklist;h=da10e0714241fbef07ac394a741e3276723591fb;hb=0c81eed4b9d6273124c7ab5eb99760b4d3a3cb9e;hp=34e06d2f194fe58f082743a9407e670c442b9d85;hpb=1212663fba7c5e003e05d24f043d5ed57eb18b24;p=linux-2.6-omap-h63xx.git

diff --git a/Documentation/SubmitChecklist b/Documentation/SubmitChecklist
index 34e06d2f194..da10e071424 100644
--- a/Documentation/SubmitChecklist
+++ b/Documentation/SubmitChecklist
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ kernel patches.
 4: ppc64 is a good architecture for cross-compilation checking because it
    tends to use `unsigned long' for 64-bit quantities.
 
-5: Matches kernel coding style(!)
+5: Check your patch for general style as detailed in
+   Documentation/CodingStyle.  Check for trivial violations with the
+   patch style checker prior to submission (scripts/checkpatch.pl).
+   You should be able to justify all violations that remain in
+   your patch.
 
 6: Any new or modified CONFIG options don't muck up the config menu.
 
@@ -79,13 +83,3 @@ 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: 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"
-
-25: Check your patch for general style as detailed in
-    Documentation/CodingStyle.  Check for trivial violations with the
-    patch style checker prior to submission (scripts/checkpatch.pl).
-    You should be able to justify all violations that remain in
-    your patch.