From: Eric Engestrom <eric.engestrom@imgtec.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2018 15:10:28 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: docs: ask for backport nominations to cc: the author
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docs: ask for backport nominations to cc: the author

Signed-off-by: Eric Engestrom <eric.engestrom@imgtec.com>
Reviewed-by: Kenneth Graunke <kenneth@whitecape.org>
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diff --git a/docs/submittingpatches.html b/docs/submittingpatches.html
index 0581391b295..ba09aa4ad73 100644
--- a/docs/submittingpatches.html
+++ b/docs/submittingpatches.html
@@ -246,6 +246,10 @@ release.
 Note: resending patch identical to one on mesa-dev@ or one that differs only
 by the extra mesa-stable@ tag is <strong>not</strong> recommended.
 </p>
+<p>
+If you are not the author of the original patch, please Cc: them in your
+nomination request.
+</p>
 
 
 <h3 id="thetag">The stable tag</h3>