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From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
To: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@hmh.eng.br>
Cc: "Du, ChangbinX" <changbinx.du@intel.com>,
	"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Do need keep mail in thread when sending a new version patch?
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 13:43:03 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <500DB757.2030200@xenotime.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120723184349.GB22968@khazad-dum.debian.net>

On 07/23/2012 11:43 AM, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:

> On Mon, 23 Jul 2012, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> 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
> 
> This one (referenced by the commit changelog of the above) seems to be a
> better explanation:
> 
> http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-arm-kernel/2012-April/096236.html
> 
> Anyway, I stand corrected.
> 


Well, that patch isn't merged into mainline yet, right?
and it is only one opinion.

I don't mind seeing the new versions of a patch sent as
replies to older versions, so I don't see a need to codify it.


-- 
~Randy

  reply	other threads:[~2012-07-23 20:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-07-23  5:53 Do need keep mail in thread when sending a new version patch? Du, ChangbinX
2012-07-23 11:34 ` Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2012-07-23 17:28   ` Randy Dunlap
2012-07-23 18:43     ` Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
2012-07-23 20:43       ` Randy Dunlap [this message]
2012-07-24  1:57         ` Du, ChangbinX

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