Re: Do need keep mail in thread when sending a new version patch?

[Randy Dunlap]

On 07/23/2012 04:34 AM, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:

> On Mon, 23 Jul 2012, Du, ChangbinX wrote:
>> Hi, developers!
>> 	I have a question about sending patch: If my patch have a new version, 
>> do I need set "--in-reply-to" option so keep them in the same thread when
>> sending it? And in which cases should "--in-reply-to" option be set? Thanks!
> 
> Yes, please do it when possible.  It groups patches nicely in theaded email
> readers, and it makes it easier for people who are interested in the subject
> to find the new version of your patchset (and all individual patches that
> are part of the same patchset), AND for people who are not interested to
> skip the entire thing.
> 


Please compare to a proposed patch:

  http://marc.info/?l=linux-doc&m=133539116205348&w=2


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~Randy
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