On 3/25/23 01:52, Matthieu Baerts wrote: > diff --git a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst > index 7a670a075ab6..20f0b6b639b7 100644 > --- a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst > +++ b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst > @@ -217,6 +217,15 @@ latest public review posting of the patch; often this is automatically done > by tools like b4 or a git hook like the one described in > 'Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst'. > > +Similarly, there is also the "Closes:" tag that can be used to close issues > +when the underlying public bug tracker can do this operation automatically. > +For example:: > + > + Closes: https://example.com/issues/1234 > + > +Private bug trackers and invalid URLs are forbidden. For other public bug > +trackers not supporting automations, keep using the "Link:" tag instead. > + > A third kind of tag is used to document who was involved in the development of > the patch. Each of these uses this format:: > > diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst > index 69ce64e03c70..759c99e34085 100644 > --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst > +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst > @@ -134,6 +134,15 @@ resources. In addition to giving a URL to a mailing list archive or bug, > summarize the relevant points of the discussion that led to the > patch as submitted. > > +It might be interesting to use the 'Closes:' tag to close issues when the > +underlying public bug tracker can do this operation automatically. For > +example:: > + > + Closes: https://example.com/issues/1234 > + > +Private bug trackers and invalid URLs are forbidden. For other public bug > +trackers not supporting automations, keep using the "Link:" tag instead. > + > If your patch fixes a bug in a specific commit, e.g. you found an issue using > ``git bisect``, please use the 'Fixes:' tag with the first 12 characters of > the SHA-1 ID, and the one line summary. Do not split the tag across multiple > The doc LGTM, thanks! Reviewed-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@xxxxxxxxx> -- An old man doll... just what I always wanted! - Clara
