docs: Add page describing the patch contribution process

Signed-off-by: Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>

2 files changed, 22 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/docs/Contributing.md b/docs/Contributing.md
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+SeaBIOS welcomes contributions of code (either fixing bugs or adding
+new functionality). At a high level, the process to contribute a
+change is:
+
+1. [Obtain](Download) the current code and documentation
+2. Enhance and test the code locally
+3. Submit changes to the SeaBIOS [mailing list](Mailinglist) as a
+   patch
+4. Receive feedback, answer questions, and possibly provide updated
+   patches
+5. When accepted, a maintainer (Kevin O'Connor or Gerd Hoffman) will
+   commit the change to the master SeaBIOS repository
+
+The SeaBIOS patch submission process is similar to the
+[QEMU process](http://wiki.qemu.org/Contribute/SubmitAPatch). Please
+review the QEMU process for more details and tips on the best way to
+submit patches. The SeaBIOS C code does follow a slightly different
+coding style from QEMU (eg, mixed code and C99 style variable
+declarations are encouraged, braces are not required around single
+statement blocks), however patches in the QEMU style are acceptable.
diff --git a/docs/Developer_Documentation.md b/docs/Developer_Documentation.md
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@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ A description of the process of linking the final SeaBIOS binary is
 available at [Linking overview](Linking overview).
 
 To debug SeaBIOS and report problems see SeaBIOS
-[debugging](Debugging).
+[debugging](Debugging). To contribute changes to SeaBIOS see
+[contributing](Contributing).
 
 Useful links to specifications is available at [Developer
 links](Developer links).