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diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index 16d5d2be08..ef0eeb40cd 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -176,8 +176,11 @@ message starts, you can put a "From: " line to name that person. You often want to add additional explanation about the patch, other than the commit message itself. Place such "cover letter" -material between the three dash lines and the diffstat. Git-notes -can also be inserted using the `--notes` option. +material between the three-dash line and the diffstat. For +patches requiring multiple iterations of review and discussion, +an explanation of changes between each iteration can be kept in +Git-notes and inserted automatically following the three-dash +line via `git format-patch --notes`. Do not attach the patch as a MIME attachment, compressed or not. Do not let your e-mail client send quoted-printable. Do not let |