Re: [PATCH] Replace HTTP links with HTTPS ones: Documentation/process

[Jonathan Corbet]

On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 01:43:12 +0200
Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > * The script should not be neccessary once all of my changes[1] arrive
> > in torvalds/master. Instead reviewers should say like C'mon dude, what's
> > this new plain-HTTP link doing in your patch? We have 2020! Look at e.g.
> > 93431e0607e5 .  
> 
> In an ideal world, yes, but that won't happen unless enforced somehow.
> 
> Nevertheless, even in such a case, it would be best to have a script
> to check the entire tree from time to time.

As has been noted elsewhere, checkpatch.pl seems like the appropriate
place to make this check.  As for "the entire tree"...if this job gets
completed, "git grep" should be a fine way to do that.

Thanks,

jon