linux-kernel - Re: [git patches] libata updates, GPG signed (but see admin notes)

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Date:	Sat, 5 Nov 2011 17:53:30 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Junio C Hamano <junio@...ox.com>
Cc:	"Ted Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>, Shawn Pearce <spearce@...arce.org>,
	git@...r.kernel.org,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com>,
	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [git patches] libata updates, GPG signed (but see admin notes)

On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 4:49 PM, Junio C Hamano <junio@...ox.com> wrote:
>
> You do not have to resort to NUL; we could just stuff whatever you do not
> need to see but needs to be left *intact* in the new header fields just
> like the embedded GPG signatures are stored in signed commits.

Agreed, [ details removed ] that sounds perfect. And makes it easy to
get at if you want to with just "git cat-file commit" - without ever
really being visible to people who don't care. And having it visible
in the editor with '#' means that the user who does the merge gets to
see what actually ended up being put in there, along with the fact
that yes, it verified correctly.

So I think I really like that approach - it seems to solve all problems.

               Linus
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