On Tue, 06 Mar 2018 13:36:36 -0500 Mimi Zohar <zohar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I've heard that some maintainers are moving away from cover letters, > since they are not include in the git repo and are lost. If I get a patch series with a cover letter that should be preserved, I apply the series in a branch then do a no-ff merge; the cover letter can then go into the merge commit. There's no reason why cover letters need to be lost. jon