linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Add a --strict test for structs with bool member definitions

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Date:   Thu, 12 Apr 2018 05:38:43 -0700
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        webmaster <webmaster@...nel.org>, postmaster@...nel.org
Cc:     Andrea Parri <andrea.parri@...rulasolutions.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>, yuankuiz@...eaurora.org,
        Linux PM <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Add a --strict test for structs with bool
 member definitions

On Thu, 2018-04-12 at 14:08 +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 05:01:37AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> > On Thu, 2018-04-12 at 13:50 +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > > On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 11:35:21AM +0200, Andrea Parri wrote:
> > > > Is there a better or recommended way to reference posts on LKML in commit
> > > > messages? (I do like the idea of linking to previous discussions, results,
> > > > ...)
> > > 
> > > Yes:
> > > 
> > >   https://lkml.kernel.org/r/$MSGID
> > > 
> > > that has the added benefit that it immediately includes the msg-id, so
> > > even if you don't have tubes, you can search for it in your local
> > > mailboxes.
> > > 
> > > Also, since we (kernel.org) control the redirection (currently
> > > marc.info) we can always point it to a life archive.
> > 
> > Message IDs are not useful unless you subscribe and
> > keep your emails.
> 
> I happen to do so..

As do I for mailing list threads I reply to, but keeping all email
threads locally is not not practicable on limited storage systems.

> > It'd be _much_ nicer if vger.kernel.org stored every email
> > it sent and had a search mechanism available rather than
> > relying on external systems.
> 
> People are looking at that afaik.

Looking and doing are unfortunately different.

Back when gmane died a couple years ago, I made the same suggestion
to webmaster@...nel.org, postmaster@...nel.org and cc'd lkml

https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/8/3/484

Never heard back.

Maybe it's the proper time now to revisit this.