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diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index 7e9abb8a276b..dcadffcab2dc 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches | |||
@@ -396,13 +396,13 @@ you are responsible for last-minute changes. Example : | |||
396 | [lucky@maintainer.example.org: struct foo moved from foo.c to foo.h] | 396 | [lucky@maintainer.example.org: struct foo moved from foo.c to foo.h] |
397 | Signed-off-by: Lucky K Maintainer <lucky@maintainer.example.org> | 397 | Signed-off-by: Lucky K Maintainer <lucky@maintainer.example.org> |
398 | 398 | ||
399 | This practise is particularly helpful if you maintain a stable branch and | 399 | This practice is particularly helpful if you maintain a stable branch and |
400 | want at the same time to credit the author, track changes, merge the fix, | 400 | want at the same time to credit the author, track changes, merge the fix, |
401 | and protect the submitter from complaints. Note that under no circumstances | 401 | and protect the submitter from complaints. Note that under no circumstances |
402 | can you change the author's identity (the From header), as it is the one | 402 | can you change the author's identity (the From header), as it is the one |
403 | which appears in the changelog. | 403 | which appears in the changelog. |
404 | 404 | ||
405 | Special note to back-porters: It seems to be a common and useful practise | 405 | Special note to back-porters: It seems to be a common and useful practice |
406 | to insert an indication of the origin of a patch at the top of the commit | 406 | to insert an indication of the origin of a patch at the top of the commit |
407 | message (just after the subject line) to facilitate tracking. For instance, | 407 | message (just after the subject line) to facilitate tracking. For instance, |
408 | here's what we see in 2.6-stable : | 408 | here's what we see in 2.6-stable : |