linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] panic: improve panic

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Date:	Mon, 11 Nov 2013 13:49:53 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:	Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@...il.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] panic: improve panic_timeout calculation


* Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@...il.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 5:32 AM, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org> wrote:
> >
> > * Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@...il.com> wrote:
> >
> >> We want to calculate the blinks per second, and instead of making it 5
> >> (1000 / (3600 / 18)), let's make it 4, so the user can see two blinks
> >> per second.
> >
> > Please use the customary changelog style we use in the kernel:
> >
> >   " Current code does (A), this has a problem when (B).
> >     We can improve this doing (C), because (D)."
> 
> A is explained, B is empty, C is explained, D is because it makes sense.

NAKed-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>

Thanks,

	Ingo
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