linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 2/7] sign-file: inntroduce few new flags to make argument processing easy.

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Message-ID: <2023081050-ebony-appointee-9530@gregkh>
Date:   Thu, 10 Aug 2023 07:48:36 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Shreenidhi Shedi <yesshedi@...il.com>
Cc:     dhowells@...hat.com, dwmw2@...radead.org, masahiroy@...nel.org,
        nathan@...nel.org, ndesaulniers@...gle.com, nicolas@...sle.eu,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, sshedi@...are.com,
        linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 2/7] sign-file: inntroduce few new flags to make
 argument processing easy.

On Wed, Aug 09, 2023 at 10:52:05PM +0530, Shreenidhi Shedi wrote:
> - Add some more options like help, x509, hashalgo to command line args
> - This makes it easy to handle and use command line args wherever needed

I do not understand this second line.  Please read the kernel
documentation for a great summary of how to write good kernel changelog
text messages.  It is usually the most difficult portion of writing the
patch.

thanks,

greg k-h