RE: [PATCH] checkpatch: Introduce check for format of Fixes line in commit log

From: Parav Pandit
Date: Thu Oct 19 2017 - 02:11:44 EST




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Perches [mailto:joe@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2017 12:57 AM
> To: Parav Pandit <parav@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; apw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-rdma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Brad Erickson
> <bradley@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Introduce check for format of Fixes line in
> commit log
>
> On Thu, 2017-10-19 at 05:52 +0000, Parav Pandit wrote:
> > Hi Joe,
>
> Hello Parav
>
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: linux-rdma-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-rdma-
> > > owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Parav Pandit
> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 5:44 PM
> > > To: joe@xxxxxxxxxxx; apw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-rdma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Parav
> > > Pandit <parav@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; Brad Erickson <bradley@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Subject: [PATCH] checkpatch: Introduce check for format of Fixes
> > > line in commit log
> > >
> > > This patch introduces a format check for 'Fixes' line in commit log
> > > for 12 characters commit id and format for Fixes as ("...").
>
> I think this doesn't handle case like:
>
> Fixes: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58735

I see such commits now. I will cover for such an additional format.
Fixes: <link>
Will send v1.