Re: [PATCH v5 0/2] printk: Console owner and waiter logic cleanup

[Petr Mladek]

On Wed 2018-01-17 11:18:56, Sergey Senozhatsky wrote:
> On (01/16/18 10:45), Steven Rostedt wrote:
> [..]
> > > [1] https://marc.info/?l=linux-mm&m=145692016122716
> > 
> > Especially since Konstantin is working on pulling in all LKML archives,
> > the above should be denoted as:
> > 
> >  Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/201603022101.CAH73907.OVOOMFHFFtQJSL%20()%20I-love%20!%20SAKURA%20!%20ne%20!%20jp
> 
> hm, may I ask why? is there a new rule now to percent-encode commit messages?

IMHO, the most important thing is that Steven's link is based
on the Message-ID and the stable redirector
https://lkml.kernel.org/. It has a better chance to work
even in the future.

I have been asked by other people to use this type
of links as well.

> > Although the above is for linux-mm and not LKML (it still works), I
> > should ask Konstantin if he will be pulling in any of the other
> > archives. Perhaps have both? (in case marc.info goes away).
> > 
> > > Fixes: 6b97a20d3a79 ("printk: set may_schedule for some of console_trylock() callers")
> > 
> > Should we Cc stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?
> 
> that's a good question... maybe yes, maybe no... I'd say this
> change is "safer" when we have hand-off.

I would keep it as is in stable kernels unless there are
many bug reports.

Best Regards,
Petr