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Date:	Mon, 15 Sep 2014 08:21:45 +0100
From:	Rob Jones <rob.jones@...ethink.co.uk>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...ethink.co.uk
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] fs: proc: use seq_open_private()


On 12/09/14 22:50, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:09:36 +0100 Rob Jones <rob.jones@...ethink.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>    fs: proc: use __seq_open_private()
>>    fs: proc: use __seq_open_private()
>
> See the problem?  We have two different patches, both named the same.

Always another gotcha! :-)

Seriously, does it say anywhere that patch names have to be unique? It
makes perfect sense when it's pointed out but it never occurred to me.

I'll make sure I don't do it again.

>
> I renamed them to
>
> 	fs/proc/task_nommu.c: use __seq_open_private()
> 	fs/proc/task_mmu.c: use __seq_open_private()

Thank you, much appreciated. I would have been happy to re-submit.

>
> I really don't understand this practice of replacing "/" with ": " in
> patch titles.  Why not just use the "/"?

I'll do this in future too.

Sigh. So much to learn.

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Rob Jones
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