linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Documentation: submitting-patches: Disqualify style fixes from Fixes: tag

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Message-ID: <87zg8cn3je.fsf@meer.lwn.net>
Date:   Thu, 16 Mar 2023 09:01:41 -0600
From:   Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:     Theodore Ts'o <tytso@....edu>, Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>,
        Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com>,
        Linux Documentation <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Outreachy <outreachy@...ts.linux.dev>,
        Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@...mhuis.info>,
        Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@...il.com>,
        Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@...il.com>,
        Alison Schofield <alison.schofield@...el.com>,
        Kloudifold <cloudifold.3125@...il.com>,
        Sudip Mukherjee <sudipm.mukherjee@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: submitting-patches: Disqualify style
 fixes from Fixes: tag

"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu> writes:

> On Thu, Mar 16, 2023 at 09:26:21AM +0100, Greg KH wrote:
>> > Coding style is not a bug, but that's obvious.
>> 
>> I agree, let's not make this file even longer than it is if at all
>> possible.
>>
>
> I've actually been wondering if there is some way to split the file
> since it's quite large already.  It's been unclear to me whether that
> would make it easier or harder to find stuff though.  :-/

I made a pass over it a few years ago and managed to shorten it a fair
amount, but it clearly still needs attention.  This is one of our most
important and heavily referenced documents, and it would be nice if
newcomers didn't feel like they were being asked to read a version of
War and Peace written by Kafka before they can contribute.

I'll try to find time to think about this some.

jon