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If a file exists in git and checkpatch is used without the -f flag for scanning a file, then checkpatch will scan the file assuming it's a patch and emit: ERROR: Does not appear to be a unified-diff format patch Change the behavior to assume the -f flag if the file exists in git. [joe@perches.com: fix git "fatal" warning if file argument outside kernel tree] Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/b6afa04112d450c2fc120a308d706acd60cee294.camel@perches.com Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Reviewed-by: Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@inria.fr> Cc: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@rasmusvillemoes.dk> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/45b81a48e1568bd0126a96f5046eb7aaae9b83c9.camel@perches.com Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.