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From:   "Theodore Y. Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
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On Sat, Nov 30, 2019 at 11:09:58AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> Merges are commits too. And merges need commit messages too. They need
> an explanation of what they do - and why - the same way a normal
> commit does.

Ack, I'll make sure the merges have a high-level description of the
patch series and why branches from other git trees are needed for
prerequisites.

Cheers,

					- Ted