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diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index fd89b04d34f0..d603fa078235 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -659,8 +659,8 @@ succinct and descriptive, but that is what a well-written summary should do. The "summary phrase" may be prefixed by tags enclosed in square -brackets: "Subject: [PATCH tag] <summary phrase>". The tags are not -considered part of the summary phrase, but describe how the patch +brackets: "Subject: [PATCH <tag>...] <summary phrase>". The tags are +not considered part of the summary phrase, but describe how the patch should be treated. Common tags might include a version descriptor if 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 @@ -672,8 +672,8 @@ the patch series. A couple of example Subjects: - Subject: [patch 2/5] ext2: improve scalability of bitmap searching - Subject: [PATCHv2 001/207] x86: fix eflags tracking + Subject: [PATCH 2/5] ext2: improve scalability of bitmap searching + Subject: [PATCH v2 01/27] x86: fix eflags tracking The "from" line must be the very first line in the message body, and has the form: @@ -718,8 +718,21 @@ generates appropriate diffstats by default.) See more details on the proper patch format in the following references. +15) Explicit In-Reply-To headers +-------------------------------- + +It can be helpful to manually add In-Reply-To: headers to a patch +(e.g., when using "git send email") to associate the patch with +previous relevant discussion, e.g. to link a bug fix to the email with +the bug report. However, for a multi-patch series, it is generally +best to avoid using In-Reply-To: to link to older versions of the +series. This way multiple versions of the patch don't become an +unmanageable forest of references in email clients. If a link is +helpful, you can use the https://lkml.kernel.org/ redirector (e.g., in +the cover email text) to link to an earlier version of the patch series. + -15) Sending "git pull" requests +16) Sending "git pull" requests ------------------------------- If you have a series of patches, it may be most convenient to have the |