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diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst index 8fdc0ef3e604..12ed28b3d113 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst @@ -717,6 +717,12 @@ patch in the permanent changelog. If the ``from`` line is missing, then the ``From:`` line from the email header will be used to determine the patch author in the changelog. +The author may indicate their affiliation or the sponsor of the work +by adding the name of an organization to the ``from`` and ``SoB`` lines, +e.g.: + + From: Patch Author (Company) <author@example.com> + Explanation Body ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |