Merge branch 'sb/doc-submitting-patches-keep-notes'

* sb/doc-submitting-patches-keep-notes:
  SubmittingPatches: explain rationale for using --notes with format-patch
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@ -176,8 +176,11 @@ message starts, you can put a "From: " line to name that person.
You often want to add additional explanation about the patch,
other than the commit message itself. Place such "cover letter"
material between the three dash lines and the diffstat. Git-notes
can also be inserted using the `--notes` option.
material between the three-dash line and the diffstat. For
patches requiring multiple iterations of review and discussion,
an explanation of changes between each iteration can be kept in
Git-notes and inserted automatically following the three-dash
line via `git format-patch --notes`.
Do not attach the patch as a MIME attachment, compressed or not.
Do not let your e-mail client send quoted-printable. Do not let