linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: add support for title acrosses three lines in commit id description

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Date:   Sun, 3 May 2020 15:03:45 +0200
From:   Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
To:     Wang YanQing <udknight@...il.com>, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
        Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Alexei Starovoitov <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>,
        Matteo Croce <mcroce@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: add support for title acrosses three lines in
 commit id description

> The current GIT_COMMIT_ID will report error when the title in commit id
> description acrosses three lines, …

I suggest to improve the commit message (and subsequent Perl code)
also according to the usage of the text “acrosses”.


> This patch adds support for three lines title in the commit id description,
> and emit diagnostics info when the title acrosses more than three lines.

Please split this paragraph into two imperative wordings.

Regards,
Markus