linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RESEND] checkpatch: always parse orig

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Message-Id: <20241025144713.49ec30423ecce710618235d5@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:47:13 -0700
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To: Tamir Duberstein <tamird@...il.com>
Cc: Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
 Dwaipayan Ray <dwaipayanray1@...il.com>, Lukas Bulwahn
 <lukas.bulwahn@...il.com>, Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>, Niklas
 Söderlund <niklas.soderlund+renesas@...natech.se>, Louis
 Peens <louis.peens@...igine.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND] checkpatch: always parse orig_commit in fixes
 tag

On Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:48:34 -0400 Tamir Duberstein <tamird@...il.com> wrote:

> Do not require the presence of `$balanced_parens` to get the commit SHA;
> this allows a `Fixes: deadbeef` tag to get a correct suggestion rather
> than a suggestion containing a reference to HEAD.

Please prepare a more complete (and more understandable) description
of the issue.  Including sample input and checkpatch's response to that
input would be appropriate.  Then please resend.

Thanks.