linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 1/3] ttynull: Always initialize console index to -1

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Message-ID: <84tt89qiqy.fsf@jogness.linutronix.de>
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:59:41 +0106
From: John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>
To: Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>, adamsimonelli@...il.com
Cc: linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jiri Slaby
 <jirislaby@...nel.org>, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
 Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>, Sergey Senozhatsky
 <senozhatsky@...omium.org>, Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 1/3] ttynull: Always initialize console index to -1

On 2025-03-04, Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com> wrote:
> In general we do not accept empty commit messages (yes, it was done in
> the past and in some exceptional cases, but should be taken as a very
> bad practice).

It would also be nice if the commit message explained _why_ the change
is done and how it affects the driver behavior as opposed to previously.

John Ogness