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@@ -659,8 +659,8 @@ succinct and descriptive, but that is what a well-written summary
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should do.
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The "summary phrase" may be prefixed by tags enclosed in square
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-brackets: "Subject: [PATCH tag] <summary phrase>". The tags are not
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-considered part of the summary phrase, but describe how the patch
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+brackets: "Subject: [PATCH <tag>...] <summary phrase>". The tags are
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+not considered part of the summary phrase, but describe how the patch
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should be treated. Common tags might include a version descriptor if
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the multiple versions of the patch have been sent out in response to
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comments (i.e., "v1, v2, v3"), or "RFC" to indicate a request for
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@@ -672,8 +672,8 @@ the patch series.
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A couple of example Subjects:
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- Subject: [patch 2/5] ext2: improve scalability of bitmap searching
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- Subject: [PATCHv2 001/207] x86: fix eflags tracking
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+ Subject: [PATCH 2/5] ext2: improve scalability of bitmap searching
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+ Subject: [PATCH v2 01/27] x86: fix eflags tracking
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The "from" line must be the very first line in the message body,
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and has the form:
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