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Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 10:12:35 +0200
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc: Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@...uxfoundation.org>, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
Carlos Bilbao <carlos.bilbao.osdev@...il.com>, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] Documentation: best practices for using Link trailers
Hi Steven,
On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 11:27 PM Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 18 Jun 2024 12:42:11 -0400
> Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
> > + A similar approach was attempted before as part of a different
> > + effort [1], but the initial implementation caused too many
> > + regressions [2], so it was backed out and reimplemented.
> > +
> > + Link: https://lore.kernel.org/some-msgid@here # [1]
> > + Link: https://bugzilla.example.org/bug/12345 # [2]
> > +
> > + When using the ``Link:`` trailer to indicate the provenance of the
> > + patch, you should use the dedicated ``patch.msgid.link`` domain. This
> > + makes it possible for automated tooling to establish which link leads
> > + to the original patch submission. For example::
> > +
> > + Link: https://patch.msgid.link/patch-source-msgid@here
>
> Hmm, I mentioned this in the other thread, but I also like the fact
> that my automated script uses the list that it was Cc'd to. That is, if
> it Cc'd linux-trace-kernel, if not, if it Cc'd linux-trace-devel, it
> adds that, otherwise it uses lkml. Now, I could just make the lkml use
> the patch-source-msgid instead.
>
> This does give me some information about what the focus of the patch
> was. Hmm, maybe I could just make it:
>
> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/patch-source-msgid@here # linux-trace-devel
>
> Would anyone have an issue with that?
Or, just like with lore links:
https://patch.msgid.link/linux-trace-devel/patch-source-msgid@here
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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