linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] Kconfig: Allow disabling of CONFIG

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Date:	Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:45:20 -0700
From:	Mike Waychison <mikew@...gle.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
Cc:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Kconfig: Allow disabling of CONFIG_DEVPORT

On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 8:19 AM, Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de> wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 03:58:35PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
>> > But none of them are on the Signed-off-by: line area, right?
>>
>> We have a fair number of people using things like
>>
>> Fixes-bug: [URL]
>>
>>
>> Its useful public info, it makes it easier to grep
>
> That's fine, but that is not what was done here.  And those URLs had
> better be public as well.
>

Greg, this is a bit ridiculous.  If adding a bug reference number to a
patch isn't used in lieu of a good patch description, I don't see how
this hurts anybody in the public.  You're only making it more
difficult for those who actually want to contribute to the public
sources.
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