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diff --git a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst index 22fa925353cf..9999bcbdccc9 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst @@ -207,10 +207,9 @@ document with a specification implemented by the patch:: Link: https://example.com/somewhere.html optional-other-stuff -Many maintainers when applying a patch also add this tag to link to the -latest public review posting of the patch; often this is automatically done -by tools like b4 or a git hook like the one described in -'Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst'. +As per guidance from the Chief Penguin, a Link: tag should only be added to +a commit if it leads to useful information that is not found in the commit +itself. If the URL points to a public bug report being fixed by the patch, use the "Closes:" tag instead:: |