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docs: add patching process to howto-contribute.txt 

Signed-off-by: Sami Kerola <kerolasa@iki.fi>
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@ -88,6 +88,29 @@ Coding style
something is not quite right, and you are unwilling to fix the
issue.
Patching process
* Tell in mail list when you are going to work with some particular
piece of code for long time. This helps other to avoid massive
merge conflicts. Small or quick work does not need to be
announced.
* Submit only changes that you think are ready to merge. If you only
want change review tell your intention clearly in change cover
letter, and/or in each patch subject to review-only.
* When getting comments align the changes with them. Resubmission
without changes is as good as ignoring advice, and is neither
recommended nor polite.
* Resubmission can be partial or complete. If only few alterations
are needed here and there resubmit particular patches. When
comments cause greater effect resubmit everything again.
* All patch submissions, big or small, are either commented, reject,
or merge. When maintainer rejects a patch (series) it is pointless
to resubmit.
Various notes
* The util-linux does not use kernel headers for file system super