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SubjectRe: Link: tag and links to submission and reports (was: Re: [GIT pull] core/urgent for v5.18-rc6)
On Thu, May 12, 2022 at 10:43:07AM +0200, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
> Which leads to the question: can we (and do we want to) teach
> scripts/checkpatch.pl to point out when a Link: tag is missing and
> likely appropriate? If a "Reported-by:" is present there should be a
> "Link:" as well, unless the issue was reported privately, via IRC or
> something like that. A "Fixes:" tag is also a strong indicator that a
> link might be appropriate, but not as good.

All good ideas, sure.

At least pointing it out as a hint - not necessarily as a warning -
would be a good idea. And say, "hey, and while you're adding a Link
tag, pls make sure it points to the mail which has the most relevant
discussion on the matter your patch is fixing."

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