linux-kernel - Re: Format of patches (was: [PATCH 1/2] speedstep-smi: enable interrupts when waiting)

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Date:	Thu, 15 May 2014 16:15:32 +0530
From:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:	Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@...hat.com>
Cc:	"cpufreq@...r.kernel.org" <cpufreq@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	"linux-pm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Format of patches (was: [PATCH 1/2] speedstep-smi: enable
 interrupts when waiting)

On 15 May 2014 16:07, Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@...hat.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 15 May 2014, Viresh Kumar wrote:
>> On 14 May 2014 19:54, Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@...hat.com> wrote:
>> > Hi Viresh
>> >
>> > Some times ago, I sent these two cpufreq patches to fix frequency
>> > transition problem on speedstep-smi, but you didn't put them to the
>> > upstream kernel. I am resending the patches. If you would like a different
>> > solution to this problem, please explain it.
>>
>> Probably these are just missed by Rafael. The patches are fine but the
>> above paragraph you wrote would get into kernel logs and must have
>> been placed below the three dash lines: "---"
>
> I used "---" in the past, but some people complained that their script
> picks the text above "---" and ignores the text below "---" - thus, it
> does exactly the opposite of what it should do.

Have you added an extra line with --- ? Probably yes.
I haven't asked you to add another line, but move the part you don't want
to be commited below --- already present in patch..

Like:

> ---

Blurb here :)

>  drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-lib.c |    3 +++
>  drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-smi.c |   12 ++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 15 insertions(+)
>


> I don't know what kind of delimiter should I use. Suppose that I want to
> send something like this:

Will go through below mail of yours once we are clear on above..
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