X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fguides%2Fcontributing%2Fpatches.rst;h=27e218b247202dbcea41aac8641da590b3e07e54;hb=f6fadc3e6310;hp=7926c965d399775c4e73f51fb307ea8a0a6c403d;hpb=1e46fadefeeb2a60aa58df6c5adc655de337977f;p=dpdk.git diff --git a/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst b/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst index 7926c965d3..27e218b247 100644 --- a/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst +++ b/doc/guides/contributing/patches.rst @@ -207,18 +207,21 @@ Here are some guidelines for the body of a commit message: * The text of the commit message should be wrapped at 72 characters. -* When fixing a regression, it is a good idea to reference the id of the commit which introduced the bug. - You can generate the required text using the following git alias:: +* When fixing a regression, it is required to reference the id of the commit + which introduced the bug, and put the original author of that commit on CC. + You can generate the required lines using the following git alias, which prints + the commit SHA and the author of the original code:: - git config alias.fixline "log -1 --abbrev=12 --format='Fixes: %h (\"%s\")'" + git config alias.fixline "log -1 --abbrev=12 --format='Fixes: %h (\"%s\")%nCc: %ae'" - The ``Fixes:`` line can then be added to the commit message:: + The output of ``git fixline `` must then be added to the commit message:: - doc: fix vhost sample parameter + doc: fix some parameter description - Update the docs to reflect removed dev-index. + Update the docs, fixing description of some parameter. - Fixes: 17b8320a3e11 ("vhost: remove index parameter") + Fixes: abcdefgh1234 ("doc: add some parameter") + Cc: author@example.com Signed-off-by: Alex Smith