Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 4 Aug 2022 11:29:22 +0200 | From | Borislav Petkov <> | Subject | Re: Link: tag and links to submission and reports (was: Re: [GIT pull] core/urgent for v5.18-rc6) |
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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."
-- Regards/Gruss, Boris.
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