linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rcu: Replace rcu_assign_pointer(x, NULL) with RCU_INIT

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Date:	Wed, 19 Mar 2014 16:30:09 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	monamagarwal123@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	eddie.wai@...adcom.com, paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rcu: Replace rcu_assign_pointer(x, NULL) with
 RCU_INIT_POINTER(x, NULL)


Many of your patches, such as this one, all have the same exact
subject line.

This makes it impossible to scan the subject lines and have some
idea what area a commit makes changes.

I would really suggest that you use a subject prefix that references
the driver or subsystem, so for this one:

Subject: [PATCH N/M] infiniband: Use rcu_assign_pointer(x, NULL instead) of RCU_INIT_POINTER(x, NULL)

and likewise for all of your other patches.
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