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diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst index ca475805df4c..dccede68698c 100644 --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/checkpatch.rst @@ -601,6 +601,11 @@ Commit message See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#describe-your-changes + **BAD_COMMIT_SEPARATOR** + The commit separator is a single line with 3 dashes. + The regex match is '^---$' + Lines that start with 3 dashes and have more content on the same line + may confuse tools that apply patches. Comparison style ---------------- |