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SubmittingPatches: make Subject examples match the de facto standard

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The examples should better match what kernel developers actually expect,
so that they set a good example both for this project and for other
projects with similar development processes.

Signed-off-by: Alex Henrie <alexhenrie24@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
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Alex Henrie
2015-09-20 14:11:19 +02:00
committed by Jonathan Corbet
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@@ -659,8 +659,8 @@ succinct and descriptive, but that is what a well-written summary
should do. should do.
The "summary phrase" may be prefixed by tags enclosed in square The "summary phrase" may be prefixed by tags enclosed in square
brackets: "Subject: [PATCH tag] <summary phrase>". The tags are not brackets: "Subject: [PATCH <tag>...] <summary phrase>". The tags are
considered part of the summary phrase, but describe how the patch not considered part of the summary phrase, but describe how the patch
should be treated. Common tags might include a version descriptor if should be treated. Common tags might include a version descriptor if
the multiple versions of the patch have been sent out in response to the multiple versions of the patch have been sent out in response to
comments (i.e., "v1, v2, v3"), or "RFC" to indicate a request for comments (i.e., "v1, v2, v3"), or "RFC" to indicate a request for
@@ -672,8 +672,8 @@ the patch series.
A couple of example Subjects: A couple of example Subjects:
Subject: [patch 2/5] ext2: improve scalability of bitmap searching Subject: [PATCH 2/5] ext2: improve scalability of bitmap searching
Subject: [PATCHv2 001/207] x86: fix eflags tracking Subject: [PATCH v2 01/27] x86: fix eflags tracking
The "from" line must be the very first line in the message body, The "from" line must be the very first line in the message body,
and has the form: and has the form: