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diff --git a/Documentation/SubmitChecklist b/Documentation/SubmitChecklist
index da10e07..78a9168 100644
--- a/Documentation/SubmitChecklist
+++ b/Documentation/SubmitChecklist
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ kernel patches.
     CONFIG_PREEMPT.
 
 14: If the patch affects IO/Disk, etc: has been tested with and without
-    CONFIG_LBD.
+    CONFIG_LBDAF.
 
 15: All codepaths have been exercised with all lockdep features enabled.
 
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ kernel patches.
 
 19: All new userspace interfaces are documented in Documentation/ABI/.
     See Documentation/ABI/README for more information.
+    Patches that change userspace interfaces should be CCed to
+    linux-api@vger.kernel.org.
 
 20: Check that it all passes `make headers_check'.
 
@@ -83,3 +85,6 @@ kernel patches.
 23: Tested after it has been merged into the -mm patchset to make sure
     that it still works with all of the other queued patches and various
     changes in the VM, VFS, and other subsystems.
+
+24: All memory barriers {e.g., barrier(), rmb(), wmb()} need a comment in the
+    source code that explains the logic of what they are doing and why.