Docs: tell maintainers to put [GIT PULL] in their subject lines

It seems that Linus looks for [GIT PULL] in subject lines to ensure that
pull requests don't get buried in the noise during merge windows.  Update
the docs to reflect that.

[jc: From an impromptu post from willy, thus no SOB]
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
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@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ requests, especially from new, unknown developers. If in doubt you can use
the pull request as the cover letter for a normal posting of the patch
series, giving the maintainer the option of using either.
A pull request should have [GIT] or [PULL] in the subject line. The
A pull request should have [GIT PULL] in the subject line. The
request itself should include the repository name and the branch of
interest on a single line; it should look something like::