diff --git a/llvm/docs/DeveloperPolicy.rst b/llvm/docs/DeveloperPolicy.rst index b94e79e5e7bd5..45f2df20984e6 100644 --- a/llvm/docs/DeveloperPolicy.rst +++ b/llvm/docs/DeveloperPolicy.rst @@ -413,6 +413,10 @@ Below are some guidelines about the format of the message itself: message self-explanatory. Note that such non-public links should not be included in the submitted code. +* Avoid 'tagging' someone's username in your commits and PR descriptions + (e.g., `@`), doing so results in that account receiving a notification + every time the commit is cherry-picked and/or pushed to a fork. + LLVM uses a squash workflow for pull requests, so as the pull request evolves during review, it's important to update the pull request description over the course of a review. GitHub uses the initial commit message to create the pull