From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.5 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,RP_MATCHES_RCVD shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 339B71F6BF for ; Thu, 1 Sep 2016 15:29:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755074AbcIAP3V (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 Sep 2016 11:29:21 -0400 Received: from relay2-d.mail.gandi.net ([217.70.183.194]:35953 "EHLO relay2-d.mail.gandi.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753008AbcIAP3U (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 Sep 2016 11:29:20 -0400 Received: from mfilter30-d.gandi.net (mfilter30-d.gandi.net [217.70.178.161]) by relay2-d.mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id A3452C5A78 for ; Thu, 1 Sep 2016 17:29:18 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at mfilter30-d.gandi.net Received: from relay2-d.mail.gandi.net ([IPv6:::ffff:217.70.183.194]) by mfilter30-d.gandi.net (mfilter30-d.gandi.net [::ffff:10.0.15.180]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 8-5UbD_cRuyB for ; Thu, 1 Sep 2016 17:29:17 +0200 (CEST) X-Originating-IP: 50.39.163.18 Received: from x (50-39-163-18.bvtn.or.frontiernet.net [50.39.163.18]) (Authenticated sender: josh@joshtriplett.org) by relay2-d.mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 7E095C5A5D for ; Thu, 1 Sep 2016 17:29:16 +0200 (CEST) Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2016 08:29:14 -0700 From: Josh Triplett To: git@vger.kernel.org Subject: format-patch base-commit: moving to above the patch? Message-ID: <20160901152912.uhxapgd3isdjc4mn@x> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: NeoMutt/ (1.7.0) Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Currently, format-patch puts base-commit and prerequisite-patch-id information below the patch, and below the email signature. Most mail clients automatically trim everything below the signature marker as unimportant when quoting a mail for a reply, which would make it difficult for someone to reply, quote the base-commit, and say something like "I don't have this commit, where did it come from?" or "Can you please rebase this on ...". Might it make sense to move this information adjacent to the diffstat, instead? Or, at least, above the email signature?