[PATCH v3] MyFirstContribution: add note on confirming patches

From: QueenJcloud <qjessa662@gmail.com>
Date: Oct 27, 2025, 11:16 UTC
Message-ID: <20251027111600.1481-1-qjessa662@gmail.com>

Add a note after the `git send-email` section explaining how contributors can confirm that their patches reached the mailing list by checking https://lore.kernel.org/git/. This helps contributors verify that their emails were successfully delivered.

Signed-off-by: QueenJcloud <qjessa662@gmail.com>
---
Changes since v2:
- Distinctive/correct name to the email
- Added changelog note after '---'
- Removed extra blank line at the end of the section
- No other text or formatting changes
---
 Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc        |  6 ++-
 ...bution-add-note-on-confirming-patche.patch | 39 ++++++++++++++++
 ...bution-add-note-on-confirming-patche.patch | 46 +++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 90 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 v2-0001-MyFirstContribution-add-note-on-confirming-patche.patch
 create mode 100644 v3-0001-MyFirstContribution-add-note-on-confirming-patche.patch

diff --git a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc
index 02ba8ba5f6..95f96b8451 100644
--- a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc
@@ -1153,11 +1153,15 @@ NOTE: When you are sending a real patch, it will go to git@vger.kernel.org - but
 please don't send your patchset from the tutorial to the real mailing list! For
 now, you can send it to yourself, to make sure you understand how it will look.
 
+NOTE: After sending your patches, you can confirm that they reached the mailing
+list by visiting https://lore.kernel.org/git/. Use the search bar to find your
+name or the subject of your patch. If it appears, your email was successfully
+delivered.
+
 After you run the command above, you will be presented with an interactive
 prompt for each patch that's about to go out. This gives you one last chance to
 edit or quit sending something (but again, don't edit code this way). Once you
 press `y` or `a` at these prompts your emails will be sent! Congratulations!
-
 Awesome, now the community will drop everything and review your changes. (Just
 kidding - be patient!)
 
diff --git a/v2-0001-MyFirstContribution-add-note-on-confirming-patche.patch b/v2-0001-MyFirstContribution-add-note-on-confirming-patche.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e29510cba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v2-0001-MyFirstContribution-add-note-on-confirming-patche.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+From b6e46728e3ce0714c03b9af548b734deadd95ca3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: QueenJcloud <qjessa662@gmail.com>
+Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 13:58:14 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH v2] MyFirstContribution: add note on confirming patches
+
+Add a note after the `git send-email` section explaining how
+contributors can confirm that their patches reached the mailing
+list by checking https://lore.kernel.org/git/.
+
+Signed-off-by: QueenJcloud <qjessa662@gmail.com>
+---
+ Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc | 6 ++++++
+ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc
+index 02ba8ba5f6..6e7f3036bb 100644
+--- a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc
++++ b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc
+@@ -1153,11 +1153,17 @@ NOTE: When you are sending a real patch, it will go to git@vger.kernel.org - but
+ please don't send your patchset from the tutorial to the real mailing list! For
+ now, you can send it to yourself, to make sure you understand how it will look.
+ 
++NOTE: After sending your patches, you can confirm that they reached the mailing
++list by visiting https://lore.kernel.org/git/. Use the search bar to find your
++name or the subject of your patch. If it appears, your email was successfully
++delivered.
++
+ After you run the command above, you will be presented with an interactive
+ prompt for each patch that's about to go out. This gives you one last chance to
+ edit or quit sending something (but again, don't edit code this way). Once you
+ press `y` or `a` at these prompts your emails will be sent! Congratulations!
+ 
++
+ Awesome, now the community will drop everything and review your changes. (Just
+ kidding - be patient!)
+ 
+-- 
+2.51.0.573.gb660e2dcb9
+
diff --git a/v3-0001-MyFirstContribution-add-note-on-confirming-patche.patch b/v3-0001-MyFirstContribution-add-note-on-confirming-patche.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5fe3e0bae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v3-0001-MyFirstContribution-add-note-on-confirming-patche.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+From ad52256dcdfa5080dcba9451a67af1d3f89ba26d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: QueenJcloud <qjessa662@gmail.com>
+Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 13:58:14 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH v3] MyFirstContribution: add note on confirming patches
+
+Add a note after the `git send-email` section explaining how
+contributors can confirm that their patches reached the mailing
+list by checking https://lore.kernel.org/git/. This helps
+contributors verify that their emails were successfully delivered.
+
+Signed-off-by: QueenJcloud <qjessa662@gmail.com>
+---
+Changes since v2:
+- Distinctive/correct name to the email
+- Added changelog note after '---'
+- Removed extra blank line at the end of the section
+- No other text or formatting changes
+---
+ Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc | 6 ++++++
+ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc
+index 02ba8ba5f6..6e7f3036bb 100644
+--- a/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc
++++ b/Documentation/MyFirstContribution.adoc
+@@ -1153,11 +1153,17 @@ NOTE: When you are sending a real patch, it will go to git@vger.kernel.org - but
+ please don't send your patchset from the tutorial to the real mailing list! For
+ now, you can send it to yourself, to make sure you understand how it will look.
+ 
++NOTE: After sending your patches, you can confirm that they reached the mailing
++list by visiting https://lore.kernel.org/git/. Use the search bar to find your
++name or the subject of your patch. If it appears, your email was successfully
++delivered.
++
+ After you run the command above, you will be presented with an interactive
+ prompt for each patch that's about to go out. This gives you one last chance to
+ edit or quit sending something (but again, don't edit code this way). Once you
+ press `y` or `a` at these prompts your emails will be sent! Congratulations!
+ 
++
+ Awesome, now the community will drop everything and review your changes. (Just
+ kidding - be patient!)
+ 
+-- 
+2.51.0.573.gb660e2dcb9
+

-- 
2.51.0.573.gb660e2dcb9