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 |`Fixes:`
 |The Git short hash and the title line of a commit that is fixed by this change as returned by `git log -n 1 --pretty=format:'%h ("%s")' GIT-COMMIT-HASH`.
+We include the commit title so that the referenced commit can be located even in the case that a future VCS migration invalidates hash references.
 
 |`MFC after:`
 |To receive an e-mail reminder to MFC at a later date, specify the number of days, weeks, or months after which an MFC is planned.