linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH docs-next v3] docs: handling-regressions.rst: recommend using "Closes:" tags

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Message-ID: <871q5jcbt3.fsf@meer.lwn.net>
Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 13:57:44 -0600
From: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To: Karel Balej <balejk@...fyz.cz>, Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@...mhuis.info>,
 regressions@...ts.linux.dev, workflows@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: balejk@...fyz.cz
Subject: Re: [PATCH docs-next v3] docs: handling-regressions.rst: recommend
 using "Closes:" tags

Karel Balej <balejk@...fyz.cz> writes:

> Update the handling-regressions guide to recommend using "Closes:" tags
> rather than "Link:" when referencing fixed reports. The latter was used
> originally but now is only recommended when the given patch only fixes
> part of the issue, as described in submitting-patches. Briefly mention
> that and also note that regzbot currently doesn't make a distinction.
>
> Also fix a typo.
>
> Acked-by: Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@...mhuis.info>
> Signed-off-by: Karel Balej <balejk@...fyz.cz>
> ---

Applied, thanks.

jon