RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: add test for empty line after Fixes statement

From: Michal Kalderon
Date: Mon May 20 2019 - 09:18:58 EST


> From: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2019 3:57 PM
> Subject: [EXT] Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: add test for empty line after Fixes
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> On Mon, 2019-05-20 at 15:42 +0300, Michal Kalderon wrote:
> > Check that there is no empty line after a fixes statement
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> why?
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This comment is given a lot on the netdev and rdma mailing lists when patches are submitted with
an empty line between Fixes: tag and SOB tags. Since "Fixes:" is just another tag and should be kept
together with the other ones.
thanks,
Michal