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[23.128.96.37]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id si7-20020a17090b528700b002859aaee807si7248252pjb.33.2023.11.27.09.53.52 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Mon, 27 Nov 2023 09:53:53 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org designates 23.128.96.37 as permitted sender) client-ip=23.128.96.37; Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; dkim=pass header.i=@lwn.net header.s=20201203 header.b=EKV8h6LY; spf=pass (google.com: domain of linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org designates 23.128.96.37 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from out1.vger.email (depot.vger.email [IPv6:2620:137:e000::3:0]) by snail.vger.email (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46518806B572; Mon, 27 Nov 2023 09:53:52 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.103.11 at snail.vger.email Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S232447AbjK0Rxl (ORCPT + 99 others); Mon, 27 Nov 2023 12:53:41 -0500 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:58692 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S230370AbjK0Rxk (ORCPT ); Mon, 27 Nov 2023 12:53:40 -0500 Received: from ms.lwn.net (ms.lwn.net [45.79.88.28]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0258C198; Mon, 27 Nov 2023 09:53:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (unknown [IPv6:2601:280:5e00:7e19::646]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ms.lwn.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id A6E9D2CD; Mon, 27 Nov 2023 17:53:46 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 ms.lwn.net A6E9D2CD DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lwn.net; s=20201203; t=1701107626; bh=qIBmWZ2NAcGRd8k1fpSJnW9hjUQR4JzEufs73gSctq0=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References:Date:From; b=EKV8h6LY2DOL3SW1tgMRtiHHSGbycZVzm+OrtYnjYWU994YSOakW84UR9t04dYJ6r sEks6/j/HziypKCpxbKe1nP3yYqqcHKo+pMP0eSoqvIVd4gByhWJHHeXoShiiqt5F4 upnmCZ4SXjJ2gA/uSwbcGPt4MoZIFIrqUrEQk071h1cWJTPgnsY5njtLjhIVV2ZL0i WPU30Ea01BjITug+d8XJJ4ojEtTPLO+tuSUXyDgfonabBszPnj7oA5PQ3zDz4OCser HSIY/VE7q1Dsfj+L2FkPMeOUHCS28YcjWiTGJb11FuNcvdz0IaXIu7ZREt315bKPh4 UrjtPtNLo+OaQ== From: Jonathan Corbet To: Borislav Petkov Cc: workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, LKML Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs: submitting-patches: improve the base commit explanation In-Reply-To: <20231115170330.16626-1-bp@alien8.de> References: <20231115170330.16626-1-bp@alien8.de> Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2023 10:53:45 -0700 Message-ID: <87cyvvytee.fsf@meer.lwn.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,DKIM_VALID_EF,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on lindbergh.monkeyblade.net Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org X-Greylist: Sender passed SPF test, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.6.4 (snail.vger.email [0.0.0.0]); Mon, 27 Nov 2023 09:53:52 -0800 (PST) Borislav Petkov writes: > From: "Borislav Petkov (AMD)" > > After receiving a second patchset this week without knowing which tree > it applies on and trying to apply it on the obvious ones and failing, > make sure the base tree information which needs to be supplied in the > 0th message of the patchset is spelled out more explicitly. > > Also, make the formulations stronger as this really is a requirement and > not only a useful thing anymore. > > Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) > --- > Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 15 +++++++++++---- > 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) Applied, thanks. jon