Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 1/6] RFC: Efficient VM backup for qemu

[Markus Armbruster]

Dietmar Maurer <address@hidden> writes:

>> > * Backup to a single archive file
>> > * Backup contain all data to restore VM (full backup)
>> > * Do not depend on storage type or image format
>> > * Avoid use of temporary storage
>> > * store sparse images efficiently
>> 
>> It is customary to send a 0/6 cover letter for details like this, rather than
>> slamming it into the first patch (git send-email --cover-letter).
>
> But how do I maintain the content of that cover-letter when it is not
> part of the git tree?

Nothing stops you from committing it to your branch.  The extra commit
isn't sent out, of course.

I guess people usually archive it in e-mail instead.