[dpdk-dev] [dpdk-ci] [PATCH] doc: add dependency syntax to contributing guide

Thomas Monjalon thomas at monjalon.net
Wed Jul 1 13:59:20 CEST 2020


01/07/2020 13:35, Ferruh Yigit:
> To help managing patch dependencies, both for maintainers or automation
> tasks, document a syntax for commit logs or cover letters to express
> their dependencies.
> 
> Using the syntax proposed in Bugzilla ID 210:
> [https://bugs.dpdk.org/show_bug.cgi?id=210]
> 
> 'Depends-on: series-NNNNN' OR 'Depends-on: patch-NNNNN'

It would be more convenient to add the patch or series title
as we do for "Fixes" tag:

	Depends-on: series-NNNNN ("Title of the series")







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