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

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.0904151736140.4042@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:38:39 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, hpa@...or.com,
	tglx@...utronix.de, rusty@...tcorp.com.au,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, davej@...hat.com
Subject: Re: Fix quilt merge error in acpi-cpufreq.c



On Wed, 15 Apr 2009, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> wouldn't you agree? Adding a "Impact: cleanup" wouldn't do anything to it, 
> except make it not read as good English any more.
> 
> I like seeing explanations that read well. 

Btw, I suspect that if the "Impact:" line is at the end, along with the 
"Signed-off-by:" etc lines, it wouldn't be as disturbing and I wouldn't 
react as negatively to it.

At least then it wouldn't break up the narrative, and it would kind of fit 
with all the other "tagged" lines.

			Linus
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