linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 00/14] support "task_isolation" mode for nohz

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Date:	Fri, 23 Oct 2015 15:29:08 +0200
From:	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:	Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@...hip.com>,
	Gilad Ben Yossef <giladb@...hip.com>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>,
	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>,
	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 00/14] support "task_isolation" mode for nohz_full

On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 10:49:51AM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 04:33:02AM +0200, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
> > I personally (and I think this is the general LKML behaviour) use in-reply-to
> > when I post a single patch that is a fix for a bug, or a small enhancement,
> > discussed on some thread. It works well as it fits the conversation inline.
> > 
> > But for anything that requires significant changes, namely a patchset,
> > and that includes a new version of such patchset, it's usually better
> > to create a new thread. Otherwise the thread becomes an infinite mess and it
> > eventually expands further the mail client columns.
> 
> Agreed, although for single patches I use my regular mailer (mutt) and
> can't be arsed with tools.

Yeah me too, otherwise I can't write a text before the patch changelog.

> Also I don't actually use git-send-email ever, so I might be biased.

Ah it's just too convenient so I wrote my scripts on top of it :-)
But surely many mail sender libraries can post patches just fine as well.
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