Re: [PATCH] Documentation: Add patch-validator to dev-tools

[Jonathan Corbet]

Ignacio Peña <ignacio.pena87@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> From: Ignacio Pena <ignacio.pena87@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Add documentation for patch-validator, a comprehensive tool that helps
> kernel contributors validate their patches before submission. This tool
> catches common mistakes that frequently lead to patch rejections,
> improving the quality of submissions and reducing maintainer workload.
>
> The validator performs 21+ automated checks including:
> - Patch format validation (subject line, changelog placement)
> - DCO compliance and licensing verification  
> - checkpatch.pl integration with enhanced reporting
> - Build impact analysis and testing recommendations
> - Common novice pattern detection
> - Git configuration validation
>
> Also includes companion tools for finding first contributions,
> testing patches safely, and validating patch series.
>
> Link: https://github.com/ipenas-cl/kernel-patch-validator
> Signed-off-by: Ignacio Pena <ignacio.pena87@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst           |   1 +
>  Documentation/dev-tools/patch-validator.rst | 287 +++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 288 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/dev-tools/patch-validator.rst

Interesting ... overall, we don't generally have detailed documentation
for out-of-tree utilities, though there isn't necessarily any reason why
we couldn't.  But I'm curious as to why you haven't submitted the tool
itself?

Thanks,

jon