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docs: Add a document on how to fix a messy diffstat A branch with merges in will sometimes create a diffstat containing a lot of unrelated work at "git request-pull" time. Create a document based on Linus's advice (found in the links below) and add it to the maintainer manual in the hope of saving some wear on Linus's keyboard going forward. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wg3wXH2JNxkQi+eLZkpuxqV+wPiHhw_Jf7ViH33Sw7PHA@mail.gmail.com/ Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wgXbSa8yq8Dht8at+gxb_idnJ7X5qWZQWRBN4_CUPr=eQ@mail.gmail.com/ Acked-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de> Reviewed-by: Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> 2022-03-25 15:51:35 -06:00