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    SubjectRe: [PATCH] docs: process: Add base-commit trailer usage
    On Wed, 30 Oct 2019 10:00:50 -0400
    Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:

    > One of the recurring complaints from both maintainers and CI system
    > operators is that performing git-am on received patches is difficult
    > without knowing the parent object in the git history on which the
    > patches are based. Without this information, there is a high likelihood
    > that git-am will fail due to conflicts, which is particularly
    > frustrating to CI operators.
    >
    > Git versions starting with v2.9.0 are able to automatically include
    > base-commit information using the --base flag of git-format-patch.
    > Document this usage in process/submitting-patches, and add the rationale
    > for its inclusion, plus instructions for those not using git on where
    > the "base-commit:" trailer should go.
    >
    > Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@linuxfoundation.org>

    I really wish we could find a way to make submitting-patches.rst shorter
    rather than longer - it's a lot for a first-time submitter to work
    through. But this is useful information, so I've applied it.

    Thanks,

    jon

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