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change description. https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/= Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=3Dv7.0-rc2#n659 * Would a summary phrase like =E2=80=9CConvert timer-mediatek to a loadabl= e module=E2=80=9D be more appropriate? Regards, Markus