linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] docs: submitting-patches: improve the base commit explanation

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Message-ID: <20231115180747.GFZVUI84eKiMC9BPs3@fat_crate.local>
Date:   Wed, 15 Nov 2023 19:07:47 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, workflows@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        git@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs: submitting-patches: improve the base commit
 explanation

On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 09:49:31AM -0800, Kees Cook wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 06:03:30PM +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> > From: "Borislav Petkov (AMD)" <bp@...en8.de>
> > 
> > After receiving a second patchset this week without knowing which tree
> > it applies on and trying to apply it on the obvious ones and failing,
> > make sure the base tree information which needs to be supplied in the
> > 0th message of the patchset is spelled out more explicitly.
> > 
> > Also, make the formulations stronger as this really is a requirement and
> > not only a useful thing anymore.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@...en8.de>
> 
> Yup, I wonder if making "--base=auto" a default in git might be a good
> idea too?

Not a bad idea. And if not needed, one can simply ignore it when reading
the cover letter.

CCing the git ML for comment/opinions.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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