linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Add a --strict test for structs with bool member definitions

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Message-ID: <a8677d8c351e4cb49907f9a8addcc261d810655a.camel@perches.com>
Date:   Thu, 12 Apr 2018 05:01:37 -0700
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Andrea Parri <andrea.parri@...rulasolutions.com>
Cc:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
        Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>, yuankuiz@...eaurora.org,
        Linux PM <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Add a --strict test for structs with bool
 member definitions

On Thu, 2018-04-12 at 13:50 +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 11:35:21AM +0200, Andrea Parri wrote:
> > Is there a better or recommended way to reference posts on LKML in commit
> > messages? (I do like the idea of linking to previous discussions, results,
> > ...)
> 
> Yes:
> 
>   https://lkml.kernel.org/r/$MSGID
> 
> that has the added benefit that it immediately includes the msg-id, so
> even if you don't have tubes, you can search for it in your local
> mailboxes.
> 
> Also, since we (kernel.org) control the redirection (currently
> marc.info) we can always point it to a life archive.

Message IDs are not useful unless you subscribe and
keep your emails.

It'd be _much_ nicer if vger.kernel.org stored every email
it sent and had a search mechanism available rather than
relying on external systems.