linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scripts: add origin commit identification based on specific patterns

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Message-ID: <CAD-N9QUBDeX2tU50i292Rm8MGeGZ9icnxkb1pAVDYi+SYCdefQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2025 08:24:54 +0800
From: Dongliang Mu <mudongliangabcd@...il.com>
To: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Cc: Zhiyu Zhang <zhiyuzhang999@...il.com>, dzm91@...t.edu.cn, si.yanteng@...ux.dev, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scripts: add origin commit identification based on
 specific patterns

On Fri, Jul 18, 2025 at 4:09 AM Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net> wrote:
>
> Zhiyu Zhang <zhiyuzhang999@...il.com> writes:
>
> > This patch adds the functionability to smartly identify origin commit
> > of the translation by matching the following patterns in commit log:
> > 1) update to commit HASH
> > 2) Update the translation through commit HASH
> > If no such pattern is found, script will obey the original workflow.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Zhiyu Zhang <zhiyuzhang999@...il.com>
> > ---
> >  scripts/checktransupdate.py | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> >  1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> So I don't have any objection to this, but wouldn't mind hearing from
> folks who actually use this script - has anybody else tested it out?

I’ve tested this script, and the new origin commit tracking
functionality is working effectively—it can reduce the number of
commits requiring updates.

Dongliang Mu

>
> Thanks,
>
> jon
>