Re: [patch v3 1/1] md: Software Raid autodetect dev list not array

Michael Evans
2007-08-28T13:09:04Z

On 8/27/07, Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> wrote:
> Michael J. Evans wrote:
> > On Monday 27 August 2007, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> >> On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:16:21 -0700 Michael J. Evans wrote:
> >>
> >>> =============================================================
> >>> --- linux/drivers/md/md.c.orig 2007-08-21 03:19:42.511576248 -0700
> >>> +++ linux/drivers/md/md.c 2007-08-21 04:30:09.775525710 -0700
> >>> @@ -24,4 +24,6 @@
> >>>
> >>> + - autodetect dev list not array: Michael J. Evans
> > <mjevans1983@gmail.com>
> >>> +
> >> Nowadays we use an SCM for such comments, not the source file(s).
> >
> > SCM? Is this automatic, where do I go to see it?
>
> See Documentation/SubmittingPatches:
> 14) The canonical patch format:
>
> The canonical patch message body contains the following:
>
> - A "from" line specifying the patch author.
>
> - An empty line.
>
> - The body of the explanation, which will be copied to the
> permanent changelog to describe this patch.
>
> - The "Signed-off-by:" lines, described above, which will
> also go in the changelog.
>
> - A marker line containing simply "---".
>
> - Any additional comments not suitable for the changelog.
>
> - The actual patch (diff output).
>
>
> so just put whatever you want to be in the permanent SCM logs
> into the "body of the explanation" part of the email.
>
>
> --
> ~Randy
> *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code ***
>

Oh, I see. I forgot about the changelogs. I'd send out version 5
now, but I'm not sure what kernel version to make the patch against.
2.6.23-rc4 is on kernel.org and I don't see any git snapshots.
Additionally I never could tell what git tree was the 'mainline' as it
isn't labeled with such a keyword (at least in the list of git trees I
saw).