For the general process of submitting patches to ceph, read the below `Submitting Patches`_ For documentation patches the following guide will help you get started `Documenting Ceph`_ Performance enhancements must come with test data and detailed explanations. Code cleanup is appreciated along with a patch that fixes a bug or implements a feature. Except on rare occasions, code cleanup that only involve coding style or whitespace modifications are discouraged, primarily because they cause problems when rebasing and backporting. .. _Submitting Patches: SubmittingPatches.rst .. _Documenting Ceph: doc/start/documenting-ceph.rst