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SubjectRe: Bogus error in checkpatch.pl
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On Wed, 2014-09-03 at 00:29 -0400, Pranith Kumar wrote:
> Hi Joe,

Hello Pranith.

> On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 12:25 AM, Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> wrote:
> > You need to use parentheses around the description like:
> > commit <commitid> ("commit description")
> > For your case:
> > Commit 615cc2c9cf95 ("Documentation/memory-barriers.txt: fix important
> > typo re memory barriers")
> Ah, OK. But the error message does not say anything about missing
> paranetheses and only stresses on chars in the id:
>
> $ ./scripts/checkpatch.pl
> patch_dir/0001-doc-memory-barriers.txt-Correct-example-for-reorderi.patch
> ERROR: Please use 12 or more chars for the git commit ID like: 'Commit
> 615cc2c9cf95 ("Documentation/memory-barriers.txt: fix important typo
> re memory barriers")'
> #8:
> Commit 615cc2c9cf95 "Documentation/memory-barriers.txt: fix important typo re
> Is it possible to make it a bit clearer, perhaps?

Maybe. Suggest a modified message.



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