bitmap-format.txt: add information for trailing checksum

Bitmap file has a trailing checksum at the end of the file. However there is no information in the bitmap-format documentation about it. Add a trailer section to include the trailing checksum info in the `Documentation/technical/bitmap-format.txt` file. Signed-off-by: Abhradeep Chakraborty <chakrabortyabhradeep79@gmail.com>
gitgitgadget · Jun 7, 2022 · 2171d31 · 2171d31
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@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ MIDXs, both the bit-cache and rev-cache extensions are required.
 
 		** The compressed bitmap itself, see Appendix A.
 
+	* TRAILER:
+
+		Index checksum of the above contents. It is a 20-byte SHA1 checksum.
+
 == Appendix A: Serialization format for an EWAH bitmap
 
 Ewah bitmaps are serialized in the same protocol as the JAVAEWAH