diff --git a/Documentation/process/index.rst b/Documentation/process/index.rst
index 21aa7d5358e6..6399d92f0b21 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/index.rst
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ lack of a better place.
    volatile-considered-harmful
    botching-up-ioctls
    clang-format
+   ../riscv/patch-acceptance
 
 .. only::  subproject and html
 
diff --git a/Documentation/riscv/index.rst b/Documentation/riscv/index.rst
index 215fd3c1f2d5..fa33bffd8992 100644
--- a/Documentation/riscv/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/riscv/index.rst
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ RISC-V architecture
 
     boot-image-header
     pmu
+    patch-acceptance
 
 .. only::  subproject and html
 
diff --git a/Documentation/riscv/patch-acceptance.rst b/Documentation/riscv/patch-acceptance.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dfe0ac5624fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/riscv/patch-acceptance.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+arch/riscv maintenance guidelines for developers
+================================================
+
+Overview
+--------
+The RISC-V instruction set architecture is developed in the open:
+in-progress drafts are available for all to review and to experiment
+with implementations.  New module or extension drafts can change
+during the development process - sometimes in ways that are
+incompatible with previous drafts.  This flexibility can present a
+challenge for RISC-V Linux maintenance.  Linux maintainers disapprove
+of churn, and the Linux development process prefers well-reviewed and
+tested code over experimental code.  We wish to extend these same
+principles to the RISC-V-related code that will be accepted for
+inclusion in the kernel.
+
+Submit Checklist Addendum
+-------------------------
+We'll only accept patches for new modules or extensions if the
+specifications for those modules or extensions are listed as being
+"Frozen" or "Ratified" by the RISC-V Foundation.  (Developers may, of
+course, maintain their own Linux kernel trees that contain code for
+any draft extensions that they wish.)
+
+Additionally, the RISC-V specification allows implementors to create
+their own custom extensions.  These custom extensions aren't required
+to go through any review or ratification process by the RISC-V
+Foundation.  To avoid the maintenance complexity and potential
+performance impact of adding kernel code for implementor-specific
+RISC-V extensions, we'll only to accept patches for extensions that
+have been officially frozen or ratified by the RISC-V Foundation.
+(Implementors, may, of course, maintain their own Linux kernel trees
+containing code for any custom extensions that they wish.)
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index e09bd92a1e44..2987d1e16d20 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -14119,6 +14119,7 @@ M:	Paul Walmsley <paul.walmsley@sifive.com>
 M:	Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@dabbelt.com>
 M:	Albert Ou <aou@eecs.berkeley.edu>
 L:	linux-riscv@lists.infradead.org
+P:	Documentation/riscv/patch-acceptance.rst
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/riscv/linux.git
 S:	Supported
 F:	arch/riscv/