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Documentation/SubmittingPatches: describe the Fixes: tag

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Update the SubmittingPatches process to include howto about the new
'Fixes:' tag to be used when a patch fixes an issue in a previous commit
(found by git-bisect for example).

Signed-off-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@intel.com>
Tested-by: Aaron Brown <aaron.f.brown@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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Jacob Keller 2014-06-06 14:36:39 -07:00 committed by Linus Torvalds
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@ -132,6 +132,20 @@ Example:
platform_set_drvdata(), but left the variable "dev" unused,
delete it.
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\")
3) Separate your changes.
@ -443,7 +457,7 @@ 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
@ -498,6 +512,12 @@ 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