@@ -29,33 +29,56 @@ Patchwork
Open vSwitch uses `Patchwork`__ to track the status of patches sent to the
:doc:`ovs-dev mailing list <mailing-lists>`. The Open vSwitch Patchwork
-instance can be found on `ozlabs.org`__. The ``pwclientrc`` file, required for
-*pwclient*, can be found on the `project page`__
+instance can be found on `ozlabs.org`__.
Patchwork provides a number of useful features for developers working on Open
vSwitch:
- Tracking the lifecycle of patches (accepted, rejected, under-review, ...)
- Assigning reviewers (delegates) to patches
-- Downloading/applying patches via the web UI or the XML-RPC API (see
- :ref:`pwclient`)
+- Downloading/applying patches, series, and bundles via the web UI or the REST
+ API (see :ref:`git-pw`)
- A usable UI for viewing patch discussions
__ https://github.com/getpatchwork/patchwork
__ https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/openvswitch/list/
-__ https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/openvswitch/
-.. _pwclient:
+.. _git-pw:
-pwclient
---------
+git-pw
+------
+
+The *git-pw* tool provides a way to download and apply patches, series, and
+bundles. You can install *git-pw* from `PyPi`__ like so::
+
+ $ pip install --user git-pw
+
+To actually use *git-pw*, you must configure it with the Patchwork instance
+URL, Patchwork project, and your Patchwork user authentication token. The URL
+and project are provided below, but you must obtain your authentication token
+from your `Patchwork User Profile`__ page. If you do not already have a
+Patchwork user account, you should create one now.
+
+Once your token is obtained, configure *git-pw* as below. Note that this must
+be run from within the Open vSwitch Git repository::
-The *pwclient* tool provides an way to download and apply patches, change the
-state of patches in Patchwork, and more. You can download *pwclient* from
-`here`__. Once downloaded, run::
+ $ git config pw.server https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/
+ $ git config pw.project openvswitch
+ $ git config pw.token $PW_TOKEN # using the token obtained earlier
- $ pwclient help
+Once configured, run the following to get information about available
+commands::
-to get more information about the functionality pwclient provides.
+ $ git pw --help
+
+__ https://pypi.python.org/pypi/git-pw
+__ https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/user/
+
+.. _pwclient:
+
+pwclient
+--------
-__ https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/pwclient/
+The *pwclient* is a legacy tool that provides some of the functionality of
+*git-pw* but uses the legacy XML-RPC API. It is considered deprecated in its
+current form and *git-pw* should be used instead.
Now that Patchwork 2.0 is out, folks can start to take advantage of some of the new features that it offers. Chief among these is series support, which is only exposed via the web UI and new REST API and which, in turn, necessitates using git-pw rather than pwclient. As such, this tool is slightly documented. Signed-off-by: Stephen Finucane <stephen@that.guru> --- v2: - Add information on configuring git-pw for the OVS project - Remove most documentation for pwclient, leaving only a footnote about its deprecated nature --- Documentation/internals/patchwork.rst | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)