Re: [tip:x86/urgent] x86: Make sure IDT is page aligned

[Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>]

* H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> wrote:

> On 07/17/2013 11:57 AM, Yinghai Lu wrote:
> > 
> > Hi, Peter,
> > 
> > Any reason for why following changelog get dropped?
> > 
> > ---
> > v5:
> >  - add comments to all IDTs about alignment reasoning, suggested by Linus
> > v4:
> >  - rework using __page_aligned_bss, suggested by Yinghai LU
> >  - move all the other IDT variables as well, suggested by HPA
> > v3:
> >  - merge 32-bit and 64-bit idt_table definition
> > v2:
> >  - 32-bit was already aligned
> > ---
> > 
> > That at least would help us to check if you apply the right version.
> > 
> 
> Procedurally, the changelogs don't belong in commit messages.  I tend to
> leave them in if they are particularly illustrative or if the commit
> message only makes sense with the additional context, but neither of
> those is really ideal.
> 
> Technically, because of the --- line which indicates the end of the
> commit message.

Furthermote, the -tip notification email will generally email-thread on 
lkml to the patch submission that was applied.

That is a more robust indication of which submission was applied than any 
changelog detail.

Thanks,

	Ingo