linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] dev-tools: fix one invalid url

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Message-ID: <877d554zvj.fsf@meer.lwn.net>
Date:   Fri, 24 Jun 2022 13:37:04 -0600
From:   Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:     Dongliang Mu <mudongliangabcd@...il.com>,
        Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...ia.fr>
Cc:     Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com>,
        Dongliang Mu <dzm91@...t.edu.cn>,
        Nicolas Palix <nicolas.palix@...g.fr>, cocci@...ia.fr,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dev-tools: fix one invalid url

Dongliang Mu <mudongliangabcd@...il.com> writes:

> On Mon, Jun 13, 2022 at 6:12 PM Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...ia.fr> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 13 Jun 2022, Bagas Sanjaya wrote:
>>
>> > On Mon, Jun 13, 2022 at 03:12:42PM +0800, Dongliang Mu wrote:
>> > > From: Dongliang Mu <mudongliangabcd@...il.com>
>> > >
>> > > Fix the invalid url about Semantic Patch Language
>> > >
>> >
>> > I think what this patch doing is to point SPL reference URL from old
>> > Coccinelle documentation (doc root) to actual SPL doc entry on new
>> > Coccinelle page, right? If so, "fix invalid URL" may not be right patch
>> > description and title.
>>
>> Agreed, thanks for the suggestion.
>
> Okay. Let's modify the title to "modify SPL reference URL to actual
> SPL doc entry".

Normally, the way to effect such a modification is to submit a new
version of the patch reflecting the change.

I've applied the original patch and made the change, but it's better not
to ask maintainers to do that.

Thanks,

jon