Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [v3] checkpatch: add dedicated checker for 'Fixes:' tag | From | Markus Elfring <> | Date | Wed, 29 Apr 2020 17:18:52 +0200 |
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>> * Do you try to extend the existing software analysis approach “GIT_COMMIT_ID”? >> >> * Would you like to avoid the development of duplicate Perl code? > > Fixes: lines don't need to have a "commit" prefix before the commit id, the description > in normal commit id could across multiple lines, and we don't need to consider the > $commit_log_possible_stack_dump for 'Fixes:' tag line.
It can be helpful to know such differences.
> I mean it will make the GIT_COMMIT_ID code become harder to read and maintain.
This view depends on some factors.
* How many data processing can be shared for your software extension?
* Do you get any further development ideas from a previous suggestion by Joe Perches according to the discussion topic “linux-next: Fixes tag needs some work in the tip tree”? https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/1/17/966 https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/40bfc40958fca6e2cc9b86101153aa0715fac4f7.camel@perches.com/
Regards, Markus
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