It is a common convention to prefix your subject line with
[PATCH]. This lets people easily distinguish patches from other
-e-mail discussions.
+e-mail discussions. Use of additional markers after PATCH and
+the closing bracket to mark the nature of the patch is also
+encouraged. E.g. [PATCH/RFC] is often used when the patch is
+not ready to be applied but it is for discussion, [PATCH v2],
+[PATCH v3] etc. are often seen when you are sending an update to
+what you have previously sent.
"git format-patch" command follows the best current practice to
format the body of an e-mail message. At the beginning of the