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@@ -614,8 +614,8 @@ The canonical patch message body contains the following:
- An empty line.
- - The body of the explanation, which will be copied to the
- permanent changelog to describe this patch.
+ - The body of the explanation, line wrapped at 75 columns, which will
+ be copied to the permanent changelog to describe this patch.
- The "Signed-off-by:" lines, described above, which will
also go in the changelog.