From: Simon Schwarz <simonschwarzcor@googlemail.com>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] Patch submission process question
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:35:11 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4E4B7D3F.1010809@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4E4AA147.2050602@freescale.com>
On 08/16/2011 06:56 PM, Scott Wood wrote:
<snip>
>>> How about a patch that was sent, that at the time didn't depend on
>>> another series, but after review and changes, now depends on those
>>> changes?
>> Then you have to note it in the version history that it now depends on
>> another patch - don't forget to also note it in the normal merge message.
>
> Merge message? If you mean the commit message (above the "---"), why?
> It should not be committed before its dependencies.
Sorry meant commit message. True - so just note it in the version
history and - for convenience - in the cover letter?
Regards
Simon
prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-08-17 8:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-08-16 1:20 [U-Boot] Patch submission process question Joe Hershberger
2011-08-16 7:06 ` Simon Schwarz
2011-08-16 16:56 ` Scott Wood
2011-08-16 22:31 ` Joe Hershberger
2011-08-17 8:35 ` Simon Schwarz [this message]
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