Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 02/18] bpf: Add bpf_arch_text_poke() helper

[PATCH v3 bpf-next 00/18] Introduce BPF trampoline · Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> · 2019-11-08
[PATCH v3 bpf-next 01/18] bpf: refactor x86 JIT into helpers · Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 01/18] bpf: refactor x86 JIT into helpers · Andrii Nakryiko <hidden> · 2019-11-08
[PATCH v3 bpf-next 03/18] bpf: Introduce BPF trampoline · Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 03/18] bpf: Introduce BPF trampoline · Song Liu <hidden> · 2019-11-08
[PATCH v3 bpf-next 04/18] libbpf: Introduce btf__find_by_name_kind() · Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 04/18] libbpf: Introduce btf__find_by_name_kind() · Song Liu <hidden> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 04/18] libbpf: Introduce btf__find_by_name_kind() · Andrii Nakryiko <hidden> · 2019-11-08
[PATCH v3 bpf-next 06/18] selftest/bpf: Simple test for fentry/fexit · Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> · 2019-11-08
[PATCH v3 bpf-next 07/18] bpf: Add kernel test functions for fentry testing · Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> · 2019-11-08
[PATCH v3 bpf-next 05/18] libbpf: Add support to attach to fentry/fexit tracing progs · Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 05/18] libbpf: Add support to attach to fentry/fexit tracing progs · Song Liu <hidden> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 05/18] libbpf: Add support to attach to fentry/fexit tracing progs · Andrii Nakryiko <hidden> · 2019-11-08
[PATCH v3 bpf-next 08/18] selftests/bpf: Add test for BPF trampoline · Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> · 2019-11-08
[PATCH v3 bpf-next 09/18] selftests/bpf: Add fexit tests for BPF trampoline · Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> · 2019-11-08
[PATCH v3 bpf-next 11/18] selftests/bpf: Add stress test for maximum number of progs · Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 11/18] selftests/bpf: Add stress test for maximum number of progs · Song Liu <hidden> · 2019-11-08
[PATCH v3 bpf-next 10/18] selftests/bpf: Add combined fentry/fexit test · Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 10/18] selftests/bpf: Add combined fentry/fexit test · Song Liu <hidden> · 2019-11-08
[PATCH v3 bpf-next 16/18] libbpf: Add support for attaching BPF programs to other BPF programs · Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 16/18] libbpf: Add support for attaching BPF programs to other BPF programs · Song Liu <hidden> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 16/18] libbpf: Add support for attaching BPF programs to other BPF programs · Alexei Starovoitov <hidden> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 16/18] libbpf: Add support for attaching BPF programs to other BPF programs · Song Liu <hidden> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 16/18] libbpf: Add support for attaching BPF programs to other BPF programs · Andrii Nakryiko <hidden> · 2019-11-10
[PATCH v3 bpf-next 15/18] bpf: Support attaching tracing BPF program to other BPF programs · Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 15/18] bpf: Support attaching tracing BPF program to other BPF programs · Song Liu <hidden> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 15/18] bpf: Support attaching tracing BPF program to other BPF programs · Alexei Starovoitov <hidden> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 15/18] bpf: Support attaching tracing BPF program to other BPF programs · Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <hidden> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 15/18] bpf: Support attaching tracing BPF program to other BPF programs · Alexei Starovoitov <hidden> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 15/18] bpf: Support attaching tracing BPF program to other BPF programs · Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <hidden> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 15/18] bpf: Support attaching tracing BPF program to other BPF programs · Andrii Nakryiko <hidden> · 2019-11-10
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 15/18] bpf: Support attaching tracing BPF program to other BPF programs · Alexei Starovoitov <hidden> · 2019-11-11
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 15/18] bpf: Support attaching tracing BPF program to other BPF programs · Andrii Nakryiko <hidden> · 2019-11-12
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 15/18] bpf: Support attaching tracing BPF program to other BPF programs · Alexei Starovoitov <hidden> · 2019-11-12
[PATCH v3 bpf-next 18/18] selftests/bpf: Add a test for attaching BPF prog to another BPF prog and subprog · Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 18/18] selftests/bpf: Add a test for attaching BPF prog to another BPF prog and subprog · Song Liu <hidden> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 18/18] selftests/bpf: Add a test for attaching BPF prog to another BPF prog and subprog · Andrii Nakryiko <hidden> · 2019-11-10
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 18/18] selftests/bpf: Add a test for attaching BPF prog to another BPF prog and subprog · Alexei Starovoitov <hidden> · 2019-11-11
[PATCH v3 bpf-next 17/18] selftests/bpf: Extend test_pkt_access test · Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 17/18] selftests/bpf: Extend test_pkt_access test · Song Liu <hidden> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 17/18] selftests/bpf: Extend test_pkt_access test · Andrii Nakryiko <hidden> · 2019-11-10
[PATCH v3 bpf-next 14/18] bpf: Compare BTF types of functions arguments with actual types · Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 14/18] bpf: Compare BTF types of functions arguments with actual types · Song Liu <hidden> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 14/18] bpf: Compare BTF types of functions arguments with actual types · Song Liu <hidden> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 14/18] bpf: Compare BTF types of functions arguments with actual types · Alexei Starovoitov <hidden> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 14/18] bpf: Compare BTF types of functions arguments with actual types · Song Liu <hidden> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 14/18] bpf: Compare BTF types of functions arguments with actual types · Andrii Nakryiko <hidden> · 2019-11-08
[PATCH v3 bpf-next 12/18] bpf: Reserve space for BPF trampoline in BPF programs · Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 12/18] bpf: Reserve space for BPF trampoline in BPF programs · Song Liu <hidden> · 2019-11-08
[PATCH v3 bpf-next 02/18] bpf: Add bpf_arch_text_poke() helper · Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 02/18] bpf: Add bpf_arch_text_poke() helper · Song Liu <hidden> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 02/18] bpf: Add bpf_arch_text_poke() helper · Björn Töpel <hidden> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 02/18] bpf: Add bpf_arch_text_poke() helper · Alexei Starovoitov <hidden> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 02/18] bpf: Add bpf_arch_text_poke() helper · Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 02/18] bpf: Add bpf_arch_text_poke() helper · Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 02/18] bpf: Add bpf_arch_text_poke() helper · Alexei Starovoitov <hidden> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 02/18] bpf: Add bpf_arch_text_poke() helper · Alexei Starovoitov <hidden> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 02/18] bpf: Add bpf_arch_text_poke() helper · Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 02/18] bpf: Add bpf_arch_text_poke() helper · David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 02/18] bpf: Add bpf_arch_text_poke() helper · Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> · 2019-11-11
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 02/18] bpf: Add bpf_arch_text_poke() helper · Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> · 2019-11-11
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 02/18] bpf: Add bpf_arch_text_poke() helper · Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> · 2019-11-11
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 02/18] bpf: Add bpf_arch_text_poke() helper · Alexei Starovoitov <hidden> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 02/18] bpf: Add bpf_arch_text_poke() helper · Thomas Gleixner <hidden> · 2019-11-10
[PATCH v3 bpf-next 13/18] bpf: Fix race in btf_resolve_helper_id() · Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 13/18] bpf: Fix race in btf_resolve_helper_id() · Song Liu <hidden> · 2019-11-08
Re: [PATCH v3 bpf-next 13/18] bpf: Fix race in btf_resolve_helper_id() · Andrii Nakryiko <hidden> · 2019-11-08

From: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Date: 2019-11-11 16:10:54
Also in: bpf

On Mon, 11 Nov 2019 09:14:03 +0100
Peter Zijlstra [off-list ref] wrote:

On Fri, Nov 08, 2019 at 01:39:24PM -0800, David Miller wrote:

quoted

From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2019 22:36:24 +0100

quoted

The cover leter is not preserved and should therefore

 ...

The cover letter is +ALWAYS+ preserved, we put them in the merge
commit.

Good to know; is this a netdev special? I've not seen this before.

I read a *lot* of merge commit changelogs; it's not just netdev that does
this.  I try to do it with significant documentation sets as well.  I
agree that changelogs should contain all relevant information, but there
is value in an overview as well.  But then, I make my living in the
overview business...:)

jon

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