linux-kernel - Re: [v5 0/1] dax: enable dax fault handler to report VM_FAULT

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Message-ID: <ZJsNPKGH903AxDy3@casper.infradead.org>
Date:   Tue, 27 Jun 2023 17:24:28 +0100
From:   Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
To:     Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
Cc:     kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        nvdimm@...ts.linux.dev, Jane Chu <jane.chu@...cle.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>,
        Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>,
        Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [v5 0/1] dax: enable dax fault handler to report
 VM_FAULT_HWPOISON

On Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 06:22:47PM +0200, Markus Elfring wrote:
> >> How do you think about to put additional information below triple dashes
> >> (or even into improved change descriptions)?
> >>
> >> See also:
> >> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v6.4#n686
> >
> > Markus,
> >
> > Please go away.  Your feedback is not helpful.
> 
> Would you insist on the usage of cover letters also for single patches?

I would neither insist on it, nor prohibit it.  It simply does not
make enough difference.