Re: [PATCH] doc: Add git commands to generate Fixes

[Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 3 Aug 2022, Bertrand Marquis wrote:
> Add git commands examples that can be used to generate fixes and how to
> use the pretty configuration for git.
> This should make it easier for contributors to have the right format.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bertrand Marquis <bertrand.marquis@xxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@xxxxxxxxxx>


> ---
>  docs/process/sending-patches.pandoc | 4 ++++
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/docs/process/sending-patches.pandoc 
> b/docs/process/sending-patches.pandoc
> index 7ff7826c992b..9c4c4655323b 100644
> --- a/docs/process/sending-patches.pandoc
> +++ b/docs/process/sending-patches.pandoc
> @@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ E.g.:
>  
>      Fixes: 67d01cdb5518 ("x86: infrastructure to allow converting certain 
> indirect calls to direct ones")
>  
> +If git was configured as explained earlier, this can be retrieved using
> +``git log --pretty=fixes`` otherwise ``git log --abbrev=12 --oneline`` will
> +give the proper tag and title.
> +
>  ### Backport:
>  
>  A backport tag is an optional tag in the commit message to request a
> -- 
> 2.25.1
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