Re: [PATCH v5 04/24] cpumask: Introduce cpu_preferred_mask

[Shrikanth Hegde]

On 6/26/26 3:04 PM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 25, 2026 at 06:16:28PM +0530, Shrikanth Hegde wrote:
> > This patch does
> > - Declare and Define cpu_preferred_mask.
> > - Get/Set helpers for it.
>
> There is a blub in submitting-patches.rst about how 'this patch' is
> basically a red-flag for a changelog.
>
> The changelog is per-definition pertaining to 'this patch', therefore
> stating this is a tautology. Further, it is often fairly clear what the
> patch does, but less clear as to why.
>
> So the suggestion is to phrase this like:
>
> Provide cpu_preferred_mask infrastructure (definitions, declarations and
> helper methods) to facilitate ....

Ok. My bad, i will update the changelog. thanks for catching it.