Messages in this thread | | | From | Thomas Garnier <> | Date | Mon, 5 Aug 2019 10:53:41 -0700 | Subject | Re: [PATCH v9 01/11] x86/crypto: Adapt assembly for PIE support |
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On Mon, Aug 5, 2019 at 10:27 AM Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> wrote: > > On Mon, Aug 05, 2019 at 09:54:44AM -0700, Kees Cook wrote: > > I think there was some long-ago feedback from someone (Ingo?) about > > giving context for the patch so looking at one individually would let > > someone know that it was part of a larger series.
That's correct.
> > Strange. But then we'd have to "mark" all patches which belong to a > larger series this way, no? And we don't do that... > > > Do you think it should just be dropped in each patch? > > I think reading it once is enough. If the change alone in some commit > message is not clear why it is being done - to support PIE - then sure, > by all means. But slapping it everywhere...
I assume the last sentence could be removed in most cases.
> > -- > Regards/Gruss, > Boris. > > Good mailing practices for 400: avoid top-posting and trim the reply.
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