From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (aws-us-west-2-korg-mail-1.web.codeaurora.org [10.30.226.201]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8A2BA6A327; Thu, 21 Dec 2023 11:51:19 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linuxfoundation.org header.i=@linuxfoundation.org header.b="H0MpPXNI" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id A59BDC433C8; Thu, 21 Dec 2023 11:51:18 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=linuxfoundation.org; s=korg; t=1703159479; bh=s2pWFXasNFih0eZWQQYywdlJvENTgAThuqZwC9QU1Wo=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=H0MpPXNIAt373oxhvbFW6jpyIRhuqUFNmd8RCJNpPhzVqkuve2OKH+iVwQOLERzzF a1oBeGwaJu0MF8nNlKbpS5aSubwviKZjc44jOKDyia7b0SUrpXtqdAtssrjmSWtY2l pBk+Xu+sL6fxrrhPVIQyapxHMJdg580jtChavAvM= Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2023 12:51:16 +0100 From: Greg Kroah-Hartman To: Bagas Sanjaya Cc: Andrew Morton , Jakub Kicinski , Linux Kernel Mailing List , Linux Staging Drivers Subject: Re: "Link in bio" instead of Link:/Closes: trailer Message-ID: <2023122112-rigging-january-7618@gregkh> References: Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-staging@lists.linux.dev List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: On Thu, Dec 21, 2023 at 06:15:50PM +0700, Bagas Sanjaya wrote: > Hi all, > > Let's say that there is a content creator who submits her first kernel > patch (touching drivers/staging/ of course to get her feet wet). > The patch supposes to fix a reported bug, with appropriate Fixes: tag. > But instead of using Link: or Closes: tag to the actual bug report in > the patch, she instead writes "Link to the bug report in my bio", as > it is the norm in social media world. Here in the context, her bio is > LinkedIn profile (IDK if there is a way to add arbitrary link there). > The link in LinkedIn profile, when clicked, will list many links > (including her usual social media campaigns and of course the bug report), > which makes reviewers confused about which link to the bug report she > means. In some cases, she may disambiguate by saying in the patch, > "Link to the bug report no. 99", to refer to the specific link number. > > Is such practice a good idea? No.