linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm64: Fix compilation error while accessing MPIDR_HWID

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Date:   Thu, 22 Feb 2018 10:02:59 +0530
From:   Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     Bhupesh Sharma <bhsharma@...hat.com>,
        Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        bhupesh.linux@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64: Fix compilation error while accessing
 MPIDR_HWID_BITMASK from .S files

On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 4:28 PM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:
> Note that when referencing a commit, it's best to abbreviate the commit
> ID to the first 12 characters like "e1a50de37860". You can also a line like
>
> Fixes: e1a50de37860 ("arm64: cputype: Silence Sparse warnings")
>
> which is the standard format to describe such regressions.

Right and this can be automated a bit as well. The procedure is
described in:

Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst

You can update your .gitconfig file and then use the --pretty=<...>
argument to `git log` or `git show` commands.

--
viresh