linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH tty-next] serial: 8250_pci1xxxx: Disable SERIAL_8250

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Date:   Wed, 1 Mar 2023 17:52:58 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Kumaravel Thiagarajan <kumaravel.thiagarajan@...rochip.com>,
        jirislaby@...nel.org, ilpo.jarvinen@...ux.intel.com, deller@....de,
        geert+renesas@...der.be, phil.edworthy@...esas.com,
        matthew.gerlach@...ux.intel.com, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH tty-next] serial: 8250_pci1xxxx: Disable
 SERIAL_8250_PCI1XXXX config by default

On Wed, Mar 01, 2023 at 12:25:06PM +0100, Greg KH wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 01, 2023 at 03:39:30PM +0530, Kumaravel Thiagarajan wrote:
> > Disable SERIAL_8250_PCI1XXXX config by default
> 
> Why?
> 
> Please read the kernel documentation for how to write a good changelog
> text.

Kumaravel, hint for you: Take what Linus had written in the discussion of
Greg's pull request. It mainly explains it all.

> > Signed-off-by: Kumaravel Thiagarajan <kumaravel.thiagarajan@...rochip.com>
> 
> What commit id does this fix?

Another hint: this lacks so called Fixes tag. You may read about it in the
documentation.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko