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@@ -188,6 +188,11 @@ Series-prefix: prefix
well. If your format.subjectprefix is set to InternalProject, then
the patch shows like: [InternalProject][RFC/RESEND PATCH]
+Series-postfix: postfix
+ Sets the subject "postfix". Normally empty, but can be the name of a
+ tree such as net or net-next if that needs to be specified. The patch
+ subject is like [PATCH net] or [PATCH net-next].
+
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