Re: [MAINTAINERS SUMMIT] [4/4] Discuss how to better prevent backports of commits that turn out to cause regressions

Konstantin Ryabitsev
2024-06-17T16:18:33Z

On Mon, Jun 17, 2024 at 06:14:48PM GMT, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> > - Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20240617-arboreal-industrious-hedgehog-5b84ae@meerkat
> > - Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20240617-arboreal-industrious-hedgehog-5b84ae@meerkat # patch
>
> Two questions:
>
> 1) just one is needed, right? (should go without saying, but still)

Yes, either-or. I just need to know which link takes me to the original patch.

> 2) Is the "/r/MESSAGE-ID" format (https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240617-arboreal-industrious-hedgehog-5b84ae@meerkat)
> not valid or deprecated?

It's valid, but /r/ has been unnecessary for ages.

> And of course, to Linus's point from yesterday, this would only apply to
> patches that _did_ come from a mailing list that is indexed by lore.

Of course.

-K