Re: [PATCH] Docs: SubmittingPatches: Clarify convention for git commit references

[Jonathan Corbet]

On Thu, 21 May 2015 10:59:54 -0500
Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Clarify the convention for commit references in changelogs so it matches
> what checkpatch suggests; see d311cd44545f ("checkpatch: add test for
> commit id formatting style in commit log").
> 
> I chose a different example to make the ("") around the description more
> obvious.

In general the change is fine, and I agree with the change in example.
You took out the reasons for use of 12 characters, though, and I'd rather
not do that.  People like to know why a particular practice makes
sense...  Can I get a version that preserves that text?

Thanks,

jon
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