Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: add dedicated checker for 'Fixes:' tag

[Markus Elfring]

> length, so I think it is better to add dedicated checker for 'Fixes:' TAG.

I suggest to reconsider also this wording once more.


â
> +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> @@ -2820,7 +2820,7 @@ sub process {
â
> +				ERROR("FIXES_TAG",
> +					"please use the 'Fixes:' tag with the first 12 characters of the SHA-1 ID, and the one line summary(no across multiple lines)\n" . $herecurr);

* Would you like to take another information better into account?
  https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?id=6a8b55ed4056ea5559ebe4f6a4b247f627870d4c#n177

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  You should also be sure to use at least the first twelve characters â
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* Is the information questionable also from the parenthesised text
  in the error message from the Perl code?

Regards,
Markus