linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/1] docs: submitting-patches: make section about the Link: tag more explicit

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Message-ID: <87wnlzeqgr.fsf@meer.lwn.net>
Date:   Tue, 26 Oct 2021 09:49:24 -0600
From:   Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:     Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@...mhuis.info>
Cc:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/1] docs: submitting-patches: make section about the
 Link: tag more explicit

Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@...uxfoundation.org> writes:

> On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 11:06:35AM +0200, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
>> +If related discussions or any other background information behind the change
>> +can be found on the web, add 'Link:' tags pointing to it. In case your patch
>> +for example fixes a bug, add a tag with a URL referencing the report in the
>> +mailing list archives or a bug tracker; if the patch is a result of some
>> +earlier mailing list discussion or something documented on the web, point to
>> +it.
>
> The "for example" is splitting the sentence awkwardly, so I would move it to
> the beginning of the sentence:
>
> "For example, in case your patch fixes a bug, add ..." etc
>
> Otherwise,
>
> Reviewed-by: Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@...uxfoundation.org>

I tweaked things along these lines and applied the patch, thanks.

jon