From 3b443955596e8f9965dbf11bd9bc0554c8b63781 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthew Wilcox Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 14:02:35 -0700 Subject: Docs: tell maintainers to put [GIT PULL] in their subject lines It seems that Linus looks for [GIT PULL] in subject lines to ensure that pull requests don't get buried in the noise during merge windows. Update the docs to reflect that. [jc: From an impromptu post from willy, thus no SOB] Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet --- Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'Documentation/process') diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst index f7152ed565e5..908bb55be407 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst @@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ requests, especially from new, unknown developers. If in doubt you can use the pull request as the cover letter for a normal posting of the patch series, giving the maintainer the option of using either. -A pull request should have [GIT] or [PULL] in the subject line. The +A pull request should have [GIT PULL] in the subject line. The request itself should include the repository name and the branch of interest on a single line; it should look something like:: -- cgit v1.2.3-58-ga151