Re: [RFD] Explicitly documenting patch submission

[Larry McVoy]

> ChangeSet@xxxxxxxxxxx, 2004-05-25 08:43:49-07:00, akpm@xxxxxxxx
>   [PATCH] minor sched.c cleanup
> 
>   Signed-off-by: Christian Meder <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>   Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
> 
>   The following obviously correct patch from Christian Meder simplifies the
>   DELTA() define.
> 
> Which do show the original author.  

Not in any useful way.  If I go look at the file history, which is what
I'm going to do when tracking down a bug, all I see on the files included
in this changeset is akpm@xxxxxxxxx

That means any annotated listing (BK or CVS blame) shows the wrong author.

ChangeSet@xxxxxxxxxxx, 2004-05-25 08:43:49-07:00, akpm@xxxxxxxx +1 -0
  [PATCH] minor sched.c cleanup
  
  Signed-off-by: Christian Meder <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
  
  The following obviously correct patch from Christian Meder simplifies the
  DELTA() define.

vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
  kernel/sched.c@xxxxx, 2004-05-25 02:58:45-07:00, akpm@xxxxxxxx +1 -2
    minor sched.c cleanup
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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