From: sunil.kovv...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2016 14:35:19 +0530 > From: Sunil Goutham <sgout...@cavium.com> > > These patches add byte queue limit support and also fixes a regression > issue introduced by commit > 'net: thunderx: Use netdev's name for naming VF's interrupts'
The correct way to refer to commits when you fix a bug is to use the "Fixes: " tag right before the signoffs and ACKs. The correct form is: Fixes: $SHA1_ID ("Commit header line.") You'll see this in many other netdev commits.