Re: linux-next: Fixes tag needs some work in the pinctrl-intel-fixes tree

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Tue, Oct 1, 2019 at 5:32 PM Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In commit
>
>   d21556b6ff04 ("pinctrl: intel: Allocate IRQ chip dynamic")
>
> Fixes tag
>
>   Fixes: ee1a6ca43dba ("Add Intel Broxton pin controller support")
>
> has these problem(s):
>
>   - Subject does not match target commit subject
>     Just use
>         git log -1 --format='Fixes: %h ("%s")'

Thank you for pointing this out.
Nevertheless I have a question. Does prefix carry crucial information
for the commits which are already in the kernel? Can't we simple use
substring (or let's say most meaningful part of the commit subject)
instead?

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko