linux-kernel - Re: Fix quilt merge error in acpi-cpufreq.c

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Message-Id: <20090415.142326.97287514.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:23:26 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:	hpa@...or.com, mingo@...e.hu, tglx@...utronix.de,
	rusty@...tcorp.com.au, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, davej@...hat.com
Subject: Re: Fix quilt merge error in acpi-cpufreq.c

From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:43:02 -0700 (PDT)

> And if it _is_ obvious, then the mechanical "Impact:" thing is pointless.
> 
> In other words - in neither case does it actually help anything at all. 
> It's only distracting noise.

FWIW I find the Impact: blurbs highly annoying too.  Just freakin'
say what the damn patch does in the commit message.

If a person can't be bothered to skim the commit message text,
this Impact: tag only gives them a false sense of understanding
what the change does.
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