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Signed-off-by: Alan C. Assis <[email protected]>
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Here's `GitHub's instructions for creating a Pull Request <https://help.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/creating-a-pull-request>`_.

It is important to include an informative commit title and a commit message.

In the commit title please include the subsystem/area related to your contribution,
followed by a descriptive message. Some examples:

.. code-block:: bash
boards/stm32f4discover: Add board initialization for SSD1306 OLED Display
This patch adds support to use the display SSD1306 on I2C1, please read
the documentation included for more details how to wire the display.
Signed-off-by: Your Name <[email protected]>
Another example, submitting a commit to fix an issue in the fictional sensor xyz123:

.. code-block:: bash
sensors/xyz123: Fix a pressure conversion resolution issue
I found an issue in the XYZ123 sensor when converting the
pressure. The raw value should be divided by 4.25 instead
of 4.52.
Signed-off-by: Your Name <[email protected]>
You can search in the github commit history for more examples.

#. Get Pull Request feedback and implement changes

Get suggestions for improvements from reviewers, make changes, and push them to the branch. Once the reviewers are
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