linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: warn on bad commit description in 'Fixes' tag

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Date:   Tue, 19 Feb 2019 01:22:06 -0800
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Changbin Du <changbin.du@...il.com>,
        Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: warn on bad commit description in 'Fixes'
 tag

On Tue, 2019-02-19 at 06:36 +0000, Changbin Du wrote:
> There are some complaints about bad commit description in 'Fixes' tag.
> Most cases are SHA1 should be at least 12 digits long. Let's extend
> the existing check in checkpatch.pl to include commit description of
> 'Fixes' tag.

I sent a suggested patch a bit ago

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/40bfc40958fca6e2cc9b86101153aa0715fac4f7.camel@perches.com/