doc: develop: process: Document using b4 and patchwork for custodians

- We already have good custodian documentation for patchwork, add a
  reference and then link to it here.
- Add a reference to the existing b4 documentation, and reference it
  here.
- Note and link to patchwork integration, am/shazam and ty features of
  b4 as these are the most likely useful portions. Be specific about
  keeping the default ${summary} as that includes important information.

Signed-off-by: Tom Rini <trini@konsulko.com>
Reviewed-by: Mattijs Korpershoek <mkorpershoek@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Quentin Schulz <quentin.schulz@cherry.de>
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Tom Rini
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<https://peps.python.org/pep-0008/>`_. Use `pylint
<https://github.com/pylint-dev/pylint>`_ for checking the code.
.. _b4_contrib:
* Use the `b4 <https://b4.docs.kernel.org/en/latest/>`__ tool to prepare and
send your patches. b4 has become the preferred tool to sending patches for many
Linux kernel contributors, and U-Boot ships with a ready-to-use ``.b4-config`` that
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work on an individual submitting a patch when something does not
apply cleanly.
Tooling
^^^^^^^
There are a number of tools available to help custodians and
contributors alike with their contributions. As a project we make use of
the Patchwork project hosted at `OzLabs <http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/>`__
and more discussion on how it is used from both a contributor as well as
custodian point of view can be found :ref:`here <patchwork>`.
Another useful tool is `b4 <https://b4.docs.kernel.org/en/latest/>`__
and is documented from a contributor point of view :ref:`here
<b4_contrib>`. It also has a number of useful features from a custodian
point of view:
* `Integration with patchwork
<https://b4.docs.kernel.org/en/latest/config.html#patchwork-integration-settings>`__
which allows for automatic state tracking.
* `"am" and "shazam"
<https://b4.docs.kernel.org/en/latest/maintainer/am-shazam.html>`__
for applying a patch or series of patches. Of note is that with
``shazam`` review tags can be applied automatically and cover letters
can be integrated as part of merging a series.
* `"ty" <https://b4.docs.kernel.org/en/latest/maintainer/ty.html>`__ for
automatically sending emails once patches have been applied. It is
strongly encouraged to keep the default ``${summary}`` in the template
as that shows what the git commit hash is for a particular patch.
Work flow of a Custodian
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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the memory footprint of the code. Remember: Small is beautiful! When adding
new features follow the guidelines laid out in :doc:`system_configuration`.
.. _patchwork:
Patch Tracking
--------------