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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2015-11-13 12:19:05 -0500
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2015-11-13 12:19:05 -0500
commit4aeabc6b5ca3b9d025f287978096e138bdfbdd35 (patch)
tree7924abba038ffcb4b779ce4007ea53aadf9ea2ab /Documentation/SubmittingPatches
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parent91633a6dc7cb49ae7c3d268e183ddc905e739fff (diff)
Merge tag '4.4-additional' of git://git.lwn.net/linux
Pull more documentation updates from Jon Corbet: "A few more documentation patches that wandered in and have no reason to wait; these include some improvements to the suggestions for email clients and patch submission" * tag '4.4-additional' of git://git.lwn.net/linux: Documentation: Add minimal Mutt config for using Gmail Documentation: Add note on sending files directly with Mutt Documentation: dontdiff: remove media from dontdiff Documentation/SubmittingPatches: discuss In-Reply-To Remove email address from Documentation/filesystems/overlayfs.txt can-doc: Add missing semicolon to example
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718See more details on the proper patch format in the following 718See more details on the proper patch format in the following
719references. 719references.
720 720
72115) Explicit In-Reply-To headers
722--------------------------------
723
724It can be helpful to manually add In-Reply-To: headers to a patch
725(e.g., when using "git send email") to associate the patch with
726previous relevant discussion, e.g. to link a bug fix to the email with
727the bug report. However, for a multi-patch series, it is generally
728best to avoid using In-Reply-To: to link to older versions of the
729series. This way multiple versions of the patch don't become an
730unmanageable forest of references in email clients. If a link is
731helpful, you can use the https://lkml.kernel.org/ redirector (e.g., in
732the cover email text) to link to an earlier version of the patch series.
733
721 734
72215) Sending "git pull" requests 73516) Sending "git pull" requests
723------------------------------- 736-------------------------------
724 737
725If you have a series of patches, it may be most convenient to have the 738If you have a series of patches, it may be most convenient to have the