Re: [PATCH] Docs: SubmittingPatches: Clarify convention for git commit references

[Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>]

On Thu, 2015-05-21 at 10:59 -0500, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> Clarify the convention for commit references in changelogs so it matches
> what checkpatch suggests; see d311cd44545f ("checkpatch: add test for
> commit id formatting style in commit log").
> 
> I chose a different example to make the ("") around the description more
> obvious.
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> diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
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> @@ -168,27 +168,18 @@ resources.  In addition to giving a URL to a mailing list archive or
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> +When referring to a specific commit, please include both the first 12

maybe

When referring to a specific commit, please include both 12 or more
or "at least 12" or " a minimum of 12".

> +characters of the SHA-1 ID and the one-line summary to make it easier for
> +reviewers to know what it is about.  For example:
> +
> +	Commit 523c5b89640e ("i2c: Remove support for legacy PM") removed
> +	the PM ops from the bus type ...
> +
> +If your patch fixes a bug in a specific commit, e.g., you found an issue
> +using git-bisect, please use the 'Fixes:' tag, again with the first 12

here too

> +characters of the SHA-1 ID and the one-line summary.  For example:
> +
> +	Fixes: 523c5b89640e ("i2c: Remove support for legacy PM")
>  
>  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
>