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diff --git a/Documentation/doc-guide/maintainer-profile.rst b/Documentation/doc-guide/maintainer-profile.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..db3636d0d --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/doc-guide/maintainer-profile.rst @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +Documentation subsystem maintainer entry profile +================================================ + +The documentation "subsystem" is the central coordinating point for the +kernel's documentation and associated infrastructure. It covers the +hierarchy under Documentation/ (with the exception of +Documentation/devicetree), various utilities under scripts/ and, at least +some of the time, LICENSES/. + +It's worth noting, though, that the boundaries of this subsystem are rather +fuzzier than normal. Many other subsystem maintainers like to keep control +of portions of Documentation/, and many more freely apply changes there +when it is convenient. Beyond that, much of the kernel's documentation is +found in the source as kerneldoc comments; those are usually (but not +always) maintained by the relevant subsystem maintainer. + +The mailing list for documentation is linux-doc@vger.kernel.org. Patches +should be made against the docs-next tree whenever possible. + +Submit checklist addendum +------------------------- + +When making documentation changes, you should actually build the +documentation and ensure that no new errors or warnings have been +introduced. Generating HTML documents and looking at the result will help +to avoid unsightly misunderstandings about how things will be rendered. + +All new documentation (including additions to existing documents) should +ideally justify who the intended target audience is somewhere in the +changelog; this way, we ensure that the documentation ends up in the correct +place. Some possible categories are: kernel developers (experts or +beginners), userspace programmers, end users and/or system administrators, +and distributors. + +Key cycle dates +--------------- + +Patches can be sent anytime, but response will be slower than usual during +the merge window. The docs tree tends to close late before the merge +window opens, since the risk of regressions from documentation patches is +low. + +Review cadence +-------------- + +I am the sole maintainer for the documentation subsystem, and I am doing +the work on my own time, so the response to patches will occasionally be +slow. I try to always send out a notification when a patch is merged (or +when I decide that one cannot be). Do not hesitate to send a ping if you +have not heard back within a week of sending a patch. |