diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5ec831ed8..e37ee5a14 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ stamp-vti
 INSTALL
 NOTES
 
+# coexist with quilt
+patches
+
 # Eclipse stuff
 .project
 .cproject
diff --git a/BUGS b/BUGS
index 961b33940..36a7da376 100644
--- a/BUGS
+++ b/BUGS
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ that may be important.
     http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-bisect.html
 
 If possible, please develop and attach a patch that helps to expose or
-solve the reported problem.  See the PATCHES file for more information
-for that process.
+solve the reported problem.  See the PATCHES.txt file for information
+about that process.
 
 Attach all files directly to your posting.  The mailing list knows to
 transform attachments to links, but attachments must be less than 300KB
diff --git a/Doxyfile.in b/Doxyfile.in
index 49630f2ff..519bb2f82 100644
--- a/Doxyfile.in
+++ b/Doxyfile.in
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ WARN_LOGFILE           =
 INPUT                  = @srcdir@/doc/manual \
                          @srcdir@/TODO \
                          @srcdir@/BUGS \
-                         @srcdir@/PATCHES \
+                         @srcdir@/PATCHES.txt \
                          @srcdir@/src \
                          @srcdir@/config.h
 
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ba7e0e60d..b16960651 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ JTAG Layer:
 	Support USB-JTAG, Altera USB-Blaster and compatibles.
 
 Boundary Scan:
+
 Target Layer:
 	General
 		- new "reset-assert" event, for systems without SRST
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ Target Layer:
 	ETM, ETB
 		- "trigger_percent" command moved ETM --> ETB
 		- "etm trigger_debug" command added
+	MIPS
+		- use fastdata writes
 	Freescale DSP563xx cores (partial support)
 
 Flash Layer:
@@ -81,4 +84,4 @@ For older NEWS, see the NEWS files associated with each release
 
 For more information about contributing test reports, bug fixes, or new
 features and device support, please read the new Developer Manual (or
-the BUGS and PATCHES files in the source archive).
+the BUGS and PATCHES.txt files in the source archive).
diff --git a/PATCHES b/PATCHES.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from PATCHES
rename to PATCHES.txt
diff --git a/doc/openocd.texi b/doc/openocd.texi
index 84bdb3c47..2e0143edf 100644
--- a/doc/openocd.texi
+++ b/doc/openocd.texi
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ communication between developers:
 @uref{https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/openocd-development}
 
 Discuss and submit patches to this list.
-The @file{PATCHES} file contains basic information about how
+The @file{PATCHES.txt} file contains basic information about how
 to prepare patches.
 
 
diff --git a/tools/release.sh b/tools/release.sh
index c464c49f7..12dfdb6ab 100755
--- a/tools/release.sh
+++ b/tools/release.sh
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ For older NEWS, see the NEWS files associated with each release
 
 For more information about contributing test reports, bug fixes, or new
 features and device support, please read the new Developer Manual (or
-the BUGS and PATCHES files in the source archive).
+the BUGS and PATCHES.txt files in the source archive).
 NEWS
 	git add NEWS