linux-kernel - Re: [v4] checkpatch: add support to check 'Fixes:' tag format

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Message-ID: <9e10afa6-937c-1fc1-7ef5-904d7d9165ea@web.de>
Date:   Sat, 2 May 2020 22:07:10 +0200
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, Wang YanQing <udknight@...il.com>,
        Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>,
        Matteo Croce <mcroce@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [v4] checkpatch: add support to check 'Fixes:' tag format

>> Will the tolerance (and support) grow for such quotation character alternatives?
>
> No.

Would you prefer to achieve a restrictive data format description?


>> * Which formula do you propose for the length calculation?
>
> None.

I imagine that such a view can increase the probability for confusion.

Regards,
Markus