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@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ individual patches which modify things in logical stages; see
very important if you want your patch accepted.
If you're using ``git``, ``git rebase -i`` can help you with this process. If
-you're not using ``git``, ``quilt`` <http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/quilt>
+you're not using ``git``, ``quilt`` <https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/quilt>
is another popular alternative.
.. _describe_changes:
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@ outputting the above style in the ``git log`` or ``git show`` commands::
[pretty]
fixes = Fixes: %h (\"%s\")
+An example call::
+
+ $ git log -1 --pretty=fixes 54a4f0239f2e
+ Fixes: 54a4f0239f2e ("KVM: MMU: make kvm_mmu_zap_page() return the number of pages it actually freed")
+
.. _split_changes:
3) Separate your changes
@@ -892,7 +897,7 @@ References
----------
Andrew Morton, "The perfect patch" (tpp).
- <http://www.ozlabs.org/~akpm/stuff/tpp.txt>
+ <https://www.ozlabs.org/~akpm/stuff/tpp.txt>
Jeff Garzik, "Linux kernel patch submission format".
<https://web.archive.org/web/20180829112450/http://linux.yyz.us/patch-format.html>