netdev - Re: [git patches] net driver fixes

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Message-ID: <20080916020100.GA23389@verge.net.au>
Date:	Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:01:18 +1000
From:	Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	jeff@...zik.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [git patches] net driver fixes

On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 02:11:59PM -0700, David Miller wrote:

[snip]
> 
> Not a 2.6.27 regression, this problem has been there forever.
> 
> 	Magnus Damm (2):
> 	      smc91x: fix nowait printout
> 
> This one is good but the commit message needs to be fixed up.
> It references a raw SHA1 ID but does not give the commit message
> header line as well, which is a requirement.
> 
>       smc91x: SMC_IO_SHIFT platform data support for default case
> 
> Ok, but needs commit header line text for referenced commit.

[snip]

Hi Dave,

can you confirm that the commit message requirement stands even
if the SHA1 ID references Linus' tree? I personally think that is
reasonable, I just want to confirm that is the requirement.

-- 
Simon Horman
  VA Linux Systems Japan K.K., Sydney, Australia Satellite Office
  H: www.vergenet.net/~horms/             W: www.valinux.co.jp/en

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