diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index 938eccf2a5..0dbf2c9843 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -134,8 +134,7 @@ Another thing: NULL pointers shall be written as NULL, not as 0. (2) Generate your patch using git tools out of your commits. -git based diff tools (git, Cogito, and StGIT included) generate -unidiff which is the preferred format. +git based diff tools generate unidiff which is the preferred format. You do not have to be afraid to use -M option to "git diff" or "git format-patch", if your patch involves file renames. The