4 Sparse uses a patch submit process similar to the Linux Kernel
5 [Submitting Patches](https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.12/process/submitting-patches.html)
7 This document mostly focuses on the parts that might be different from the Linux
8 Kernel submitting process.
10 1. Git clone a sparse repository:
12 git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/devel/sparse/sparse.git
14 2. [Coding Style](https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.12/process/coding-style.html) remains the same.
16 3. Sign off the patch.
18 The usage of the Signed-off-by tag is the same as [Linux Kernel Sign your work](https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.12/process/submitting-patches.html#sign-your-work-the-developer-s-certificate-of-origin).
20 Notice that sparse uses the MIT License.
22 4. Smatch is built on top of Sparse but it is licensed under the GPLv2+ the
25 https://github.com/error27/smatch
26 https://repo.or.cz/w/smatch.git
28 They are identical mirrors so it doesn't matter which you use.
30 Send patches for to Smatch to <smatch@vger.kernel.org>. If the code is
31 shared with both Sparse and Smatch then please send it to the Sparse
32 mailing list instead <linux-sparse@vger.kernel.org> and I will pick it up