linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ata-piix: kerneldoc-error-on-ata

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Message-ID: <45183880.40003@pobox.com>
Date:	Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:13:52 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>
To:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>
CC:	Henne <henne@...htwindheim.de>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ata-piix: kerneldoc-error-on-ata_piixc.patch 2nd try

Randy Dunlap wrote:
> I agree with all of these except #4.  Maybe you can reconcile your
> preference with that in Documentation/SubmittingPatches, which
> contains:
> 
> <quote>
> The canonical patch message body contains the following:
> 
>   - A "from" line specifying the patch author.
> </quote>
> 
> A patch submitter should not need to know the patch receiver's
> personal preferences and vary patches based on those.


It's not a personal preference.  It's all based on git-applymbox, pretty 
much.

The SubmittingPatches doc should be updated to clarify that a From line 
is not needed in the email body, if it is the same as the From line in 
the RFC822 header.

	Jeff


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