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

Joe Hershberger joe.hershberger at gmail.com
Thu Jan 28 16:15:45 CET 2016


Hi Heiko,

On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 12:39 AM, Heiko Schocher <hs at denx.de> wrote:
> Hello Tom,
>
> Am 28.01.2016 um 00:45 schrieb Tom Rini:
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 05:15:17PM -0600, Joe Hershberger wrote:
>>>
>>> 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/
>>
>>
>> Yes.
>
>
> Sorry, for dummy question ... what should I see in the above link?

The link is the think to see, not what it points to. The idea is that
instead of just the patch number, include the patch number in a full
URL for even easier access to the patch.

Cheers,
-Joe


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