linux-kernel - Re: Clarification for the use of additional fields in the message body

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Date:	Wed, 8 Jul 2015 17:27:38 +0200
From:	SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:	Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>,
	Julian Calaby <julian.calaby@...il.com>,
	Frans Klaver <fransklaver@...il.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Chris Park <chris.park@...el.com>,
	Dean Lee <dean.lee@...el.com>,
	Johnny Kim <johnny.kim@...el.com>,
	Rachel Kim <rachel.kim@...el.com>,
	linux-wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devel@...verdev.osuosl.org" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Clarification for the use of additional fields in the message
 body

> Note also that some maintainers have work flow that deliberately smash
> the date (i.e., because they are using a system such as guilt),
> so if you are depending on the submitted timestamp, it's going to
> break on you.

Thanks for your hint.

I am just trying to offer the possibility for the reuse of a more
precise commit timestamp together with an appropriate author mail
address for my update suggestions.
Do you reject any more such message field overrides?

Regards,
Markus
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