linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] acpi: video: trivial costmetic cleanups

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Date:	Fri, 2 Aug 2013 20:34:29 -0500
From:	Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@...il.com>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
Cc:	Aaron Lu <aaron.lwe@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
	Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>,
	Jiri Kosina <trivial@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] acpi: video: trivial costmetic cleanups

On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 7:07 PM, Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@...k.pl> wrote:
> On Friday, August 02, 2013 12:52:18 PM Felipe Contreras wrote:
>> On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 9:05 AM, Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@...k.pl> wrote:
>> > On Thursday, August 01, 2013 11:15:38 PM Felipe Contreras wrote:
>> >> On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 8:50 PM, Aaron Lu <aaron.lwe@...il.com> wrote:
>> >> > On 08/02/2013 07:43 AM, Felipe Contreras wrote:
>> >> >> Signed-off-by: Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@...il.com>
>> >> >
>> >> > Please add change log explaining what you have changed.
>> >> > It seems that the patch modify comment style only, some add a space and
>> >> > some change spaces to tab, is it the case?
>> >>
>> >> The commit message already explains what the change is; trivial
>> >> cosmetic cleanups. Cosmetic means it's completely superficial.
>> >
>> > And I have a rule not to apply patches without changelogs.  So either I'll
>> > need to write it for you, or can you add one pretty please?
>>
>> The commit message is right there. Maybe Jiri can apply it then, if
>> not, then stay happy with your untidy code.
>
> First of all, I didn't say I wouldn't apply the patch, did I?
>
> Second, I asked you *nicely* to add a changelog so that I don't need to write
> it for you.
>
> I don't know what made it difficult to understand.
>
> Anyway, I ask everyone to write changelogs and nobody has had any problems with
> that so far.  I don't see why I should avoid asking you to follow the rules
> that everybody else is asked to follow.  If those rules are too difficult for
> you to follow, I'm sorry.

The patch has a commit message that describes exactly what it does.
Unless there is valid feedback I will not send another version.

To me, a valid criticism to the commit message would be: "I read X,
but I thought it would do Y". For example; "I didn't expect the patch
to do white-space cleanups", but I think that's exactly what people
expect when they read "trivial costmetic cleanups'.

-- 
Felipe Contreras
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