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 7FF9026FD97 for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:47:43 +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=1769626063; cv=none; b=t1enqwXChcrbGCi8cdVti3dRpP08XewBOs0NuRe7rGUgFMH+MKGXh5grOc4haYBGrF30xz5hGYFWVkMVJFdjFHUm8w4bNZgMpDzl/gdLM9Lnix/kUX8094gSLWtrfm4CxhKFvbZs47UaFtIT1G/t9X2RKw7tuDqSiG0JS1isLBs= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1769626063; c=relaxed/simple; bh=MawfFKtfZ+Svg8t323/qOnz9pmQMzqXZNUpppxpG+Vg=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:Message-ID:References:MIME-Version: Content-Type:Content-Disposition:In-Reply-To; b=aOuAXKOVw6m2QvsAQWbpHgynaEf+5/+FjviHUKICXd916tQ6W2FnCVrfJJG7CNOI9nLbdzuaWehS6Bg7JwcS/pGnvIpY4txpTrTEkWSrezcfWQvVAXxRPk42dBA2CKiv9zKnCNXeQL0jdHa6UQXLJ25TnD9mtFahQp6HHVK0TPM= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=debian.org header.i=@debian.org header.b=TUw0FZ/+; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=debian.org header.i=@debian.org header.b="TUw0FZ/+" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) id 44070C16AAE; Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:47:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from stravinsky.debian.org (stravinsky.debian.org [82.195.75.108]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (P-256) server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 58AF5C4CEF1 for ; Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:47:41 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.1 smtp.kernel.org 58AF5C4CEF1 Authentication-Results: smtp.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=debian.org Authentication-Results: smtp.kernel.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=debian.org DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=debian.org; s=smtpauto.stravinsky; h=X-Debian-User:In-Reply-To:Content-Type:MIME-Version: References:Message-ID:Subject:Cc:To:From:Date:Reply-To: Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-ID:Content-Description; bh=EvefDOnXYuCndRfG4oGiFDgWk3qWmrInobr7v8omoXw=; b=TUw0FZ/+UNHWaEN+FoLebkHZTL Av26RQk/MdKIAtlVTDR/JhTVr9rOzLwipPhdwnWlaYJmu5tVR8HOTXmE08LLWyur6C9yAmGMUQW8N fAB5HqZAh8V3tzK6TXiawulzHlNN0yGloKHZLQzAzIZQ2MXeMsYHiu3eAno5nfR5tDa9lLfxSieQR nWtEvjuozPZiMFcnrWeW4ZN4v0JADegCqs12503Ku2sunYJjHQ/k3Ed5xKbx7qJr8Ehr4dAdAkdGA llFa0oUpjluMW7l2I9hbmQl1Q3IpFWv8ekToSuLy7slzfWfTAo3sAtFsZuWAg7BfiuZY7VqeNqMnF VIS4+nDg==; Received: from authenticated user by stravinsky.debian.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_X25519__RSA_PSS_RSAE_SHA256__AES_256_GCM:256) (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1vlAZk-000Mqv-Qn; Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:47:37 +0000 Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 10:47:32 -0800 From: Breno Leitao To: Luca Ceresoli Cc: "Kernel.org Tools" , Konstantin Ryabitsev , kernel-team@meta.com Subject: Re: [PATCH b4] send: Add --force-cover-letter to send separate cover for single patch patch series Message-ID: References: <20260127-force-cover-letter-v1-1-1ba8d7f9a64f@debian.org> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: tools@linux.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Debian-User: leitao On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 07:14:37PM +0100, Luca Ceresoli wrote: > 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 Awesome. I was missing it also, and I haven't seen your request. Thanks for the tested! --breno