datapath: Fix compilation on kernel 3.18

[cascardo/ovs.git] / CONTRIBUTING.md

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 23c5410..12cb7dc 100644 (file)
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ In particular:
 
 Testing is also important:
 
-  - A patch that adds or deletes files should be tested with
+  - A patch that modifies existing code should be tested with
+    `make check` before submission.
+
+  - A patch that adds or deletes files should also be tested with
     `make distcheck` before submission.
 
   - A patch that modifies Linux kernel code should be at least
@@ -154,6 +157,17 @@ Examples of common tags follow.
         the tag himself in response to an email indicating successful
         testing results.
 
+    Tested-at: <URL>
+
+        When a test report is publicly available, this provides a way
+        to reference it.  Typical <URL>s would be build logs from
+        autobuilders or references to mailing list archives.
+
+        Some autobuilders only retain their logs for a limited amount
+        of time.  It is less useful to cite these because they may be
+        dead links for a developer reading the commit message months
+        or years later.
+
     Reported-by: Reporter Name <reporter.name@email.address...>
 
         When a patch fixes a bug reported by some person, please