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

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Date:   Tue, 26 Oct 2021 18:45:14 +0200
From:   Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@...mhuis.info>
To:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@...uxfoundation.org>
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



On 26.10.21 17:49, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> 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>

BTW: thx, Konstantin, good idea.

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

Great, many thx Jon!

Ciao, Thorsten