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diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index 6e97e73d87b5..4dbba7e100a1 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -131,6 +131,20 @@ If you cannot condense your patch set into a smaller set of patches, then only post say 15 or so at a time and wait for review and integration. +If your patch fixes a bug in a specific commit, e.g. you found an issue using +git-bisect, please use the 'Fixes:' tag with the first 12 characters of the +SHA-1 ID, and the one line summary. +Example: + + Fixes: e21d2170f366 ("video: remove unnecessary platform_set_drvdata()") + +The following git-config settings can be used to add a pretty format for +outputting the above style in the git log or git show commands + + [core] + abbrev = 12 + [pretty] + fixes = Fixes: %h (\"%s\") 4) Style check your changes. @@ -420,7 +434,7 @@ person it names. This tag documents that potentially interested parties have been included in the discussion -14) Using Reported-by:, Tested-by:, Reviewed-by: and Suggested-by: +14) Using Reported-by:, Tested-by:, Reviewed-by:, Suggested-by: and Fixes: If this patch fixes a problem reported by somebody else, consider adding a Reported-by: tag to credit the reporter for their contribution. Please @@ -475,6 +489,12 @@ idea was not posted in a public forum. That said, if we diligently credit our idea reporters, they will, hopefully, be inspired to help us again in the future. +A Fixes: tag indicates that the patch fixes an issue in a previous commit. It +is used to make it easy to determine where a bug originated, which can help +review a bug fix. This tag also assists the stable kernel team in determining +which stable kernel versions should receive your fix. This is the preferred +method for indicating a bug fixed by the patch. See #2 above for more details. + 15) The canonical patch format |