[U-Boot] Include patchwork patch ID in commit message?

Joe Hershberger joe.hershberger at gmail.com
Thu Jan 28 00:15:17 CET 2016


On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 4:22 PM, Tom Rini <trini at konsulko.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 03:08:09PM -0600, Joe Hershberger wrote:
>> Hi Tom,
>>
>> I'm playing with the idea of including the patchwork patch ID in the
>> commit message of each commit that I apply to provide better
>> cross-reference ability.
>>
>> * Access to comments on patches
>> * Clarity on exactly which version of a patch was applied
>> * No need to search by patch subject
>>
>> Here is an example in a working branch:
>>
>> http://git.denx.de/?p=u-boot/u-boot-net.git;a=commit;h=48f9a0c786d0a3cbfdf45846567deaebe27a334a
>
> I'd prfer Patchwork or Patchwork-ID or something not just Patch.

Would it be more or less compelling if it had a format similar this?

Patchwork: https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/571773/

>
>>
>> What do you (or anyone else) think?
>
> Well, I'm not a super fan of it.  For your second point, this is why I
> use bundles, mutt and a macro.  For the other points, at least I find
> google does a good job pulling up the right patch at least.

Bundles seem awkward. Perhaps I'm just not using them effectively.
What benefit do they give you? How are they part of your workflow?

Thanks,
-Joe


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