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| -rw-r--r-- | tools/patman/README | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | tools/patman/series.py | 4 |
2 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tools/patman/README b/tools/patman/README index 86ede78d3..dc3957ce6 100644 --- a/tools/patman/README +++ b/tools/patman/README @@ -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 diff --git a/tools/patman/series.py b/tools/patman/series.py index ce36b230a..a283a2d1f 100644 --- a/tools/patman/series.py +++ b/tools/patman/series.py @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import gitutil import terminal # Series-xxx tags that we understand -valid_series = ['to', 'cc', 'version', 'changes', 'prefix', 'notes']; +valid_series = ['to', 'cc', 'version', 'changes', 'prefix', 'notes', 'name']; class Series(dict): """Holds information about a patch series, including all tags. @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class Series(dict): self[name] = value else: raise ValueError("In %s: line '%s': Unknown 'Series-%s': valid " - "options are %s" % (self.commit.hash, line, name, + "options are %s" % (commit.hash, line, name, ', '.join(valid_series))) def AddCommit(self, commit): |