Re: [git patches] net driver fixes

[David Miller]

From: Simon Horman <horms@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:01:18 +1000

> On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 02:11:59PM -0700, David Miller wrote:
> 
> [snip]
> > 
> > Not a 2.6.27 regression, this problem has been there forever.
> > 
> > 	Magnus Damm (2):
> > 	      smc91x: fix nowait printout
> > 
> > This one is good but the commit message needs to be fixed up.
> > It references a raw SHA1 ID but does not give the commit message
> > header line as well, which is a requirement.
> > 
> >       smc91x: SMC_IO_SHIFT platform data support for default case
> > 
> > Ok, but needs commit header line text for referenced commit.
> 
> can you confirm that the commit message requirement stands even
> if the SHA1 ID references Linus' tree? I personally think that is
> reasonable, I just want to confirm that is the requirement.

Yes, because the commit messages will propagate back usually
verbatim for changes backported into the -stable branches.
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