linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v1 0/1] Create 'Reported:' and 'Reviewed:' tags for links in commit messages

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Date:   Mon, 22 Nov 2021 10:12:33 -0500
From:   Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@...mhuis.info>
Cc:     workflows@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v1 0/1] Create 'Reported:' and 'Reviewed:' tags for
 links in commit messages

On Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 08:33:41AM +0100, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
> The following patch proposes to create two new tags for mentioning links in
> commit messages. They are meant to make it obvious what provided links are
> about, which is useful for both users and scripts studying commits.
> 
> The new tag 'Reported:' is meant to be used for linking to bug reports, while
> 'Reviewed:' should point to the last review of the patch in question. They
> supplement 'Link:', which until now has been used for these two as well as other
> purposes; it stays around for the latter use case, for example for links to PDFs
> or webpages with background information relevant for the patch.

As an alternative, I can offer that we continue to use Link: trailers with
extra data following the hashtag, as is already done for other trailers:

    Link: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=215101   #report
    Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/fobarbaz.5551212@localhost #review

Note, that this merely for completeness, not in opposition to the proposal. I
find the "Link:" trailer to be semantically redundant, since what follows is
already clearly a hyperlink. Adding "Link: " in front of it is only necessary
for consistency and machine parsing reasons.

Regards,
-K