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@@ -235,6 +235,10 @@ readable. Follow these guidelines:
description of the change, not just a reference to a bug or
blueprint. It must be followed by a single blank line.
+ If the change relates to a specific driver (libvirt, xenapi, qpid, etc...),
+ begin the first line of the commit message with the driver name, lowercased,
+ followed by a colon.
+
Following your brief summary, provide a more detailed description of
the patch, manually wrapping the text at 72 characters. This
description should provide enough detail that one does not have to