From: Dan Carpenter Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 10:32:53 GMT Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH 1/1] format-patch: add an option to record base tree info Message-ID: <20160223103253.GE5273@mwanda> In-Reply-To: <20160223091740.GA3830@wfg-t540p.sh.intel.com> So this is the format for the first patch? base commit: 0233b800c838ddda41db318ee396320b3c21a560 Can we change it to include the name of the public tree we are starting from? applies-to: 0233b800c838 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next.git#master Of course, my absolute prefered format would be: applies-to: net-next 0233b800c838 I don't think that's possible though? I often write that sort of a line in my emails to Dave already. Fengguang was suggesting something like this if we have to include unmerged patches: applies-to: net-next 0233b800c838 private patchset 1 private patchset 2 I don't think git knows what a patchset is. We would have to include the subject line for each unmerged patch. I think we should only do that if there is a cover letter, otherwise the it's too noisy. regards, dan carpenter