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en:developers:documentation:submittingpatches [2017/05/18 12:15] Kalle Valo [Whitespace damage] Rename section Whitespace damage to Format issues |
en:developers:documentation:submittingpatches [2017/05/26 05:41] Kalle Valo Add frequent problem "Fixes line is incorrect" |
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The best way to avoid all formatting issues is to use [[https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html|git send-email]] | The best way to avoid all formatting issues is to use [[https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html|git send-email]] | ||
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+ | ==== Fixes line is incorrect ==== | ||
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+ | The correct format for the commit references in Fixes line is the 12 initial digits | ||
+ | of the SHA1_ID of the commit, followed by a space, followed by the | ||
+ | commit log message header line text enclosed in parentheses and | ||
+ | double quotes with no line breaks whatsoever. | ||
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+ | Example: | ||
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+ | Fixes: c742e623e941 ("mwifiex: sdio card reset enhancement") | ||
===== More patch work references ===== | ===== More patch work references ===== |