From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754237Ab2GWR3s (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:29:48 -0400 Received: from oproxy7-pub.bluehost.com ([67.222.55.9]:46813 "HELO oproxy7-pub.bluehost.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1753828Ab2GWR3r (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:29:47 -0400 Message-ID: <500D89D0.8080005@xenotime.net> Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:28:48 -0700 From: Randy Dunlap User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-US; rv:1.9.2.15) Gecko/20110323 Thunderbird/3.1.9 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh CC: "Du, ChangbinX" , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: Do need keep mail in thread when sending a new version patch? References: <0C18FE92A7765D4EB9EE5D38D86A563A0B2DCF@SHSMSX101.ccr.corp.intel.com> <20120723113449.GD9103@khazad-dum.debian.net> In-Reply-To: <20120723113449.GD9103@khazad-dum.debian.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Identified-User: {1807:box742.bluehost.com:xenotime:xenotime.net} {sentby:smtp auth 50.53.38.135 authed with rdunlap@xenotime.net} Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On 07/23/2012 04:34 AM, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: > On Mon, 23 Jul 2012, Du, ChangbinX wrote: >> Hi, developers! >> I have a question about sending patch: If my patch have a new version, >> do I need set "--in-reply-to" option so keep them in the same thread when >> sending it? And in which cases should "--in-reply-to" option be set? Thanks! > > Yes, please do it when possible. It groups patches nicely in theaded email > readers, and it makes it easier for people who are interested in the subject > to find the new version of your patchset (and all individual patches that > are part of the same patchset), AND for people who are not interested to > skip the entire thing. > Please compare to a proposed patch: http://marc.info/?l=linux-doc&m=133539116205348&w=2 -- ~Randy