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

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Message-Id: <20230316082034.14191-1-bagasdotme@gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 16 Mar 2023 15:20:34 +0700
From:   Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com>
To:     Linux Documentation <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Outreachy <outreachy@...ts.linux.dev>
Cc:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>,
        Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@...mhuis.info>,
        Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        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: [PATCH] Documentation: submitting-patches: Disqualify style fixes from Fixes: tag

An interpretation of submitting-patches.rst regarding Fixes: tag
interprets that the tag can be attributed to all kinds of issues
(including coding style ones). However, from the discussion on Outreachy
mailing list [1], Greg noted that the tag should not be meant for
patches that fix coding style issues.

Clarify the position on the doc.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/outreachy/ZBFPnZbvdI46Ah6r@kroah.com/ [1]
Signed-off-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com>
---
 Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
index 69ce64e03c70f8..564418e42ffc01 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
@@ -568,6 +568,9 @@ process nor the requirement to Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org on all stable
 patch candidates. For more information, please read
 Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst.
 
+Note: Fixes: tag is appropriate only for real issues (e.g. reported bugs
+or compiler warnings). Coding style fixes should not bear this tag.
+
 .. _the_canonical_patch_format:
 
 The canonical patch format

base-commit: 6015b1aca1a233379625385feb01dd014aca60b5
-- 
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