Thread (5 messages) 5 messages, 3 authors, 2021-10-26

Re: [PATCH v3 1/1] docs: submitting-patches: make section about the Link: tag more explicit

From: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Date: 2021-10-26 15:49:32
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Konstantin Ryabitsev [off-list ref] writes:
On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 11:06:35AM +0200, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
quoted
+If related discussions or any other background information behind the change
+can be found on the web, add 'Link:' tags pointing to it. In case your patch
+for example fixes a bug, add a tag with a URL referencing the report in the
+mailing list archives or a bug tracker; if the patch is a result of some
+earlier mailing list discussion or something documented on the web, point to
+it.
The "for example" is splitting the sentence awkwardly, so I would move it to
the beginning of the sentence:

"For example, in case your patch fixes a bug, add ..." etc

Otherwise,

Reviewed-by: Konstantin Ryabitsev <redacted>
I tweaked things along these lines and applied the patch, thanks.

jon
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