Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 02 Oct 2005 15:02:36 +0800 | From | "Antonino A. Daplas" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Document from line in patch format |
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Paul Jackson wrote: > Document more details of patch format such as the "from" line > used to specify the patch author, and provide more references > for patch guidelines. > > Signed-off-by: Paul Jackson <pj@sgi.com> > > Index: 2.6.14-rc2-mm2/Documentation/SubmittingPatches > =================================================================== > --- 2.6.14-rc2-mm2.orig/Documentation/SubmittingPatches > +++ 2.6.14-rc2-mm2/Documentation/SubmittingPatches > @@ -301,8 +301,47 @@ now, but you can do this to mark interna > point out some special detail about the sign-off. > > > +12) The canonical patch format > > -12) More references for submitting patches > +The canonical patch subject line is: > + > + Subject: [PATCH 001/123] [<area>:] <explanation> > + > +The canonical patch message body contains the following: > + > + The first line of the body contains a "from" line specifying > + the author of the patch: > + > + From: Original Author <author@email.com> > + > + If the "from" line is missing, then the author of the patch will > + be recorded in the source code revision history as whomever is > + listed in the last "Signed-off-by:" line in the message when Linus ^^^^ Shouldn't this be the first?
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