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@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ patch comment. For example:
<pre>
Bugzilla: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=89689
</pre>
+<li>If a patch addresses a issue introduced with earlier commit, that should be
+noted in the patch comment. For example:
+<pre>
+ Fixes: d7b3707c612 "util/disk_cache: use stat() to check if entry is a directory"
+</pre>
<li>If there have been several revisions to a patch during the review
process, they should be noted such as in this example:
<pre>