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authorPatrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com>2021-11-11 21:50:05 +0000
committerPatrick Georgi <patrick@coreboot.org>2021-11-22 16:28:51 +0000
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tree89dc7bf34bf03be983f471b134af7d81e074215d /Documentation/tutorial
parent63c0fd2dbe20b7cb9c518b04e95ffe5695c651f1 (diff)
Documentation: Add warning about "private" changes on Gerrit
Private changes on Gerrit are a tricky beast in that they're well hidden in the UI and a few other places but still reachable under certain circumstances. Change-Id: I1c8c6cccfd023bc1d839dc5d9544204c88f89c7e Signed-off-by: Patrick Georgi <pgeorgi@google.com> Reviewed-on: https://review.coreboot.org/c/coreboot/+/59229 Tested-by: build bot (Jenkins) <no-reply@coreboot.org> Reviewed-by: Felix Singer <felixsinger@posteo.net>
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@@ -173,7 +173,9 @@ When you are done with your commit, run `git push` to push your commit to
coreboot.org. **Note:** To submit as a private patch, use
`git push origin HEAD:refs/for/master%private`. Submitting as a private patch
means that your commit will be on review.coreboot.org, but is only visible to
-yourself and those you add as reviewers.
+yourself and those you add as reviewers. This mode isn't perfect: Somebody who
+knows the commit ID can still fetch the change and everything it refers (e.g.
+parent commits).
This has been a quick primer on how to submit a change to Gerrit for review
using git. You may wish to review the [Gerrit code review workflow