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	Provide commit message format for Coverity defects
Provide details about the commit message format for Coverity defect fixes submitted. Reviewed-by: Brian Behlendorf <behlendorf1@llnl.gov> Reviewed-by: George Melikov <mail@gmelikov.ru> Signed-off-by: Giuseppe Di Natale <dinatale2@llnl.gov> Closes #6771
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							@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ started?](#what-should-i-know-before-i-get-started)
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  * [Commit Message Formats](#commit-message-formats)
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    * [New Changes](#new-changes)
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    * [OpenZFS Patch Ports](#openzfs-patch-ports)
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    * [Coverity Defect Fixes](#coverity-defect-fixes)
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    * [Signed Off By](#signed-off-by)
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Helpful resources
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@ -167,18 +169,10 @@ first line in the commit message.
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please summarize important information such as why the proposed
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approach was chosen or a brief description of the bug you are resolving.
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Each line of the body must be 72 characters or less.
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* The last line must be a `Signed-off-by:` tag with the developer's
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name followed by their email. This is the developer's certification
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that they have the right to submit the patch for inclusion into
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the code base and indicates agreement to the [Developer's Certificate
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of Origin](https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#sign-your-work-the-developer-s-certificate-of-origin).
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Code without a proper signoff cannot be merged.
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* The last line must be a `Signed-off-by:` tag. See the
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[Signed Off By](#signed-off-by) section for more information.
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Git can append the `Signed-off-by` line to your commit messages. Simply
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provide the `-s` or `--signoff` option when performing a `git commit`.
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For more information about writing commit messages, visit [How to Write
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a Git Commit Message](https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/).
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An example commit message is provided below.
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An example commit message for new changes is provided below.
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```
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This line is a brief summary of your change
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@ -223,3 +217,43 @@ Provide some porting notes here if necessary.
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OpenZFS-issue: https://www.illumos.org/issues/1234
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OpenZFS-commit: https://github.com/openzfs/openzfs/commit/abcd1234
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```
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#### Coverity Defect Fixes
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If you are submitting a fix to a
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[Coverity defect](https://scan.coverity.com/projects/zfsonlinux-zfs),
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the commit message should meet the following guidelines:
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* Provides a subject line in the format of
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`Fix coverity defects: CID dddd, dddd...` where `dddd` represents
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each CID fixed by the commit.
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* Provides a body which lists each Coverity defect and how it was corrected.
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* The last line must be a `Signed-off-by:` tag. See the
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[Signed Off By](#signed-off-by) section for more information.
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An example Coverity defect fix commit message is provided below.
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```
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Fix coverity defects: CID 12345, 67890
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CID 12345: Logically dead code (DEADCODE)
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Removed the if(var != 0) block because the condition could never be
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satisfied.
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CID 67890: Resource Leak (RESOURCE_LEAK)
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Ensure free is called after allocating memory in function().
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Signed-off-by: Contributor <contributor@email.com>
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```
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#### Signed Off By
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A line tagged as `Signed-off-by:` must contain the developer's
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name followed by their email. This is the developer's certification
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that they have the right to submit the patch for inclusion into
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the code base and indicates agreement to the [Developer's Certificate
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of Origin](https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#sign-your-work-the-developer-s-certificate-of-origin).
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Code without a proper signoff cannot be merged.
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Git can append the `Signed-off-by` line to your commit messages. Simply
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provide the `-s` or `--signoff` option when performing a `git commit`.
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For more information about writing commit messages, visit [How to Write
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a Git Commit Message](https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/).
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