Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:24:20 -0700 (PDT) | Subject | Re: [git patches] net driver fixes | From | David Miller <> |
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From: Simon Horman <horms@verge.net.au> Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:01:18 +1000
> On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 02:11:59PM -0700, David Miller wrote: > > [snip] > > > > Not a 2.6.27 regression, this problem has been there forever. > > > > Magnus Damm (2): > > smc91x: fix nowait printout > > > > This one is good but the commit message needs to be fixed up. > > It references a raw SHA1 ID but does not give the commit message > > header line as well, which is a requirement. > > > > smc91x: SMC_IO_SHIFT platform data support for default case > > > > Ok, but needs commit header line text for referenced commit. > > can you confirm that the commit message requirement stands even > if the SHA1 ID references Linus' tree? I personally think that is > reasonable, I just want to confirm that is the requirement.
Yes, because the commit messages will propagate back usually verbatim for changes backported into the -stable branches.
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