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 077E130DD03 for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:14:44 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1769624085; cv=none; b=UU6MkNtfGPxSyQfKyFthBHS1UtjaQhyn8RdSUj8mgUPDnwPvaL471O4thsOWKVG86CvW4eWC8exZ9tll3AZmIcVx6pdA76pe1NvQIhL7ap5kfSN9rAY2ngdAtJAZCy/nZeV9cNBrqciev6WCYZ9vb2AkEadt9Qz5IaW++B+qjFI= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1769624085; c=relaxed/simple; bh=/PGdjzdikCSrAsAcKxTxFxWHUyHuzgYwfhZmScXlHL8=; h=Mime-Version:Content-Type:Date:Message-Id:To:From:Subject:Cc: References:In-Reply-To; b=LZcIvA8spAJ8Ruj3zqjf/2/GxanbCCbizGAXYVocJqVxc6SXs6fwAoNOLBDT8Kso+FxPvAMeXV9YLNWqfNFEw6I035PnOu9V0kYYipBsDnKSfOdd4mpcfUuYltaFUv7yFprCrPjwwca7LNbqO6/yI1r6KO1Dy2wcnoux583D9YY= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=bootlin.com header.i=@bootlin.com header.b=t4Ui85Fk; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=bootlin.com header.i=@bootlin.com header.b="t4Ui85Fk" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) id AC8C7C4CEF7; Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:14:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtpout-04.galae.net (smtpout-04.galae.net [185.171.202.116]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3A67DC4CEF1 for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:14:42 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 smtp.kernel.org 3A67DC4CEF1 Authentication-Results: smtp.kernel.org; dmarc=pass (p=reject dis=none) header.from=bootlin.com Authentication-Results: smtp.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=bootlin.com Received: from smtpout-01.galae.net (smtpout-01.galae.net [212.83.139.233]) by smtpout-04.galae.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 15211C211ED; Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:14:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.galae.net (mail.galae.net [212.83.136.155]) by smtpout-01.galae.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 673A16071F; Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:14:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost (Mailerdaemon) with ESMTPSA id 5F97A119A8687; Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:14:38 +0100 (CET) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=bootlin.com; s=dkim; t=1769624079; h=from:subject:date:message-id:to:cc:mime-version:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:in-reply-to:references; bh=6zrkHuphomsZXJG7TcOIvbTK42IoQBhIMCXKJDIIDGQ=; b=t4Ui85Fkj5xXN2X2soWotYmo2ba+D9w9sDTP8Pmi00x8lK+3YdGhrTlIUfsbmmQywEZSDv mdV/T26cIaoDSCHSVtYd2It8416SwnEib24ZMA/VmxVBSh3R3IA5FPtpuAOH/7eepBtg3w Azwir8DLFDx5RN61k0IKbMPgwim2LxeYQZR0FD+DSgpnGKWrKG4qotqHFFTjyrDUDToL16 vspXjx8KwJ3/IXNMBkuzjmreC8dhUpt6G+zntY0wT+65Q7awbM6/zj6Pc4YsSIXQmWX2jr hdrq2EadnVhpcRCwGTDDnawqJVQlK7L8GlN07aF0r12Rv52RWW0KNIm8hNqBPw== Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: tools@linux.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:14:37 +0100 Message-Id: To: "Breno Leitao" , "Kernel.org Tools" From: "Luca Ceresoli" Subject: Re: [PATCH b4] send: Add --force-cover-letter to send separate cover for single patch patch series Cc: "Konstantin Ryabitsev" , X-Mailer: aerc 0.20.1 References: <20260127-force-cover-letter-v1-1-1ba8d7f9a64f@debian.org> In-Reply-To: <20260127-force-cover-letter-v1-1-1ba8d7f9a64f@debian.org> X-Last-TLS-Session-Version: TLSv1.3 Hello Breno, On Tue Jan 27, 2026 at 1:53 PM CET, Breno Leitao wrote: > By default, b4 mixes the cover letter content into the patch body > (under the --- cut line) when sending a single-patch series. Add > --force-cover-letter option to allow sending a separate cover letter > message (as 0/1) even for single-patch series. > > This is useful when developers want to send a long cover letter with > extra information about an issue, and a commit. Having the cover-letter > "mixed-in" makes it hard to follow. > > Example: > * https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260127-ipmi-v1-0-ba5cc90f516f@debian.org= / > > Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao Thanks! This is a feature I had requiested some time ago [0] so I'm very heppy to see it implemented. I just tested it successfully to send a 1-patch series [1]. Tested-by: Luca Ceresoli [0] https://lore.kernel.org/tools/20250619113855.6a271fa6@booty/ [1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20260128-drm-bridge-fix-imx8qxp-pixel-comb= iner-null-deref-v1-0-2138d0933cf1@bootlin.com/ -- Luca Ceresoli, Bootlin Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering https://bootlin.com