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docs: netdev: add a cheat sheet for the rules

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Summarize the rules we see broken most often and which may
be less familiar to kernel devs who are used to working outside
of netdev.

Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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netdev FAQ
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tl;dr
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- designate your patch to a tree - ``[PATCH net]`` or ``[PATCH net-next]``
- for fixes the ``Fixes:`` tag is required, regardless of the tree
- don't post large series (> 15 patches), break them up
- don't repost your patches within one 24h period
- reverse xmas tree
What is netdev?
---------------
It is a mailing list for all network-related Linux stuff. This