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From: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>
To: "Van Haaren, Harry" <harry.van.haaren@intel.com>
Cc: dev@dpdk.org, "Mcnamara, John" <john.mcnamara@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] doc: add author on cc to git fixline alias
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2017 15:29:36 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3294755.LIHlXguKSE@xps> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <B27915DBBA3421428155699D51E4CFE23ED59338@IRSMSX103.ger.corp.intel.com>

> > With this commit, the correct method to use git fixline to indicate a fix
> > of a previous commit has changed. The new rules require the author of the
> > original code that is being fixed to be on CC.
> > 
> > The logic behind this improvement is that if there is a genuine bug, one
> > of the ideal people to review is the author of the original code being
> > fixed. Adding them on Cc makes them aware of the patch, avoiding it from
> > being passed by accidentally while reading the mailing-list.
> > 
> > Given that the original author (now on Cc:) might not actually review,
> > there is no value in keeping the Cc: in git commit history. If the
> > original author performs a review, their Reviewed-by: or Acked-by: is
> > stored in git history (same as now).
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Harry van Haaren <harry.van.haaren@intel.com>
> 
> Acked-by: John McNamara <john.mcnamara@intel.com>

Acked-by: Thomas Monjalon <thomas@monjalon.net>

Applied, thanks

Please update also the alias on the website.

  reply	other threads:[~2017-08-03 13:29 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-07-12  8:40 [Process] Git Fixline Suggestion Van Haaren, Harry
2017-07-12 10:49 ` Thomas Monjalon
2017-07-12 13:32   ` Van Haaren, Harry
2017-07-12 13:38     ` [PATCH] doc: add author on cc to git fixline alias Harry van Haaren
2017-07-24 15:07       ` Adrien Mazarguil
2017-08-03 10:55       ` Mcnamara, John
2017-08-03 13:29         ` Thomas Monjalon [this message]
2017-08-03 13:42           ` [PATCH] dev: update " Harry van Haaren
2017-08-03 13:58             ` Thomas Monjalon

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