linux-kernel - Re: checkpatch: length of git commit IDs

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Date:	Sun, 01 Feb 2015 12:09:05 -0800
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: checkpatch: length of git commit IDs

On Sun, 2015-02-01 at 20:59 +0100, Stefan Richter wrote:
> Hi Joe,

Hi Stefan.

> I was just told that 12 is less than 12:
> 
> > ERROR: Please use 12 or more chars for the git commit ID like: 'Commit
> > 01234567890ab ("commit description")' #5: 
> > Commit 2a48fc0ab242 "block: autoconvert trivial BKL users to private

Yeah, that message isn't very descriptive.

It really wants parentheses around the commit
message like:

Commit 2a48fc0ab242 ("block: autoconvert trivial BKL users to private

Try the version in -next.  I think it has  a
better message description.


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