patman: check git format.subjectprefix setting when generate patches prefix

[karo-tx-uboot.git] / tools / patman / README

diff --git a/tools/patman/README b/tools/patman/README
index 7d039e82bc2781bc6624bb423f5d8f4ef302232d..27ec90acc80f08bbd0c514a9dccd4cb4fea40d6a 100644 (file)
--- a/tools/patman/README
+++ b/tools/patman/README
@@ -154,7 +154,11 @@ Series-version: n
 
 Series-prefix: prefix
        Sets the subject prefix. Normally empty but it can be RFC for
-       RFC patches, or RESEND if you are being ignored.
+       RFC patches, or RESEND if you are being ignored. The patch subject
+       is like [RFC PATCH] or [RESEND PATCH].
+       In the meantime, git format.subjectprefix option will be added as
+       well. If your format.subjectprefix is set to InternalProject, then
+       the patch shows like: [InternalProject][RFC/RESEND PATCH]
 
 Series-name: name
        Sets the name of the series. You don't need to have a name, and