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

Heiko Schocher hs at denx.de
Fri Jan 29 06:14:49 CET 2016


Hello Joe,

Am 28.01.2016 um 16:15 schrieb Joe Hershberger:
> 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.

Uh, ah, got it ... I think the patchworks patchnumber would be enough.
I like Bins proposal, that patchwork add it automatically ...

bye,
Heiko
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