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authorSimon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>2012-09-27 15:06:02 +0000
committerTom Rini <trini@ti.com>2012-10-15 11:54:03 -0700
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patman: Support Series-name tag to name a series
Sometimes it is possible to forget the name of the branch you used to generate an upstream series. To assist with this, add an optional patman does not use this. Signed-off-by: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
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@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ Series-prefix: prefix
Sets the subject prefix. Normally empty but it can be RFC for
RFC patches, or RESEND if you are being ignored.
+Series-name: name
+ Sets the name of the series. You don't need to have a name, and
+ patman does not yet use it, but it is convenient to put the branch
+ name here to help you keep track of multiple upstreaming efforts.
+
Cover-letter:
This is the patch set title
blah blah
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