Re: [PATCH -mm -v4 00/21] mm, THP, swap: Swapout/swapin THP in one piece

From: Huang\, Ying
Date: Mon Jul 02 2018 - 01:19:40 EST


Matthew Wilcox <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 09:17:16AM +0800, Huang, Ying wrote:
>> Matthew Wilcox <willy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> > I'll take a look. Honestly, my biggest problem with this patch set is
>> > overuse of tagging:
>> >
>> > 59832 Jun 22 Huang, Ying ( 131) [PATCH -mm -v4 00/21] mm, THP, swap: Swa
>> > There's literally zero useful information displayed in the patch subjects.
>>
>> Thanks! What's your suggestion on tagging? Only keep "mm" or "swap"?
>
> Subject: [PATCH v14 10/74] xarray: Add XArray tags
>
> I'm not sure where the extra '-' in front of '-v4' comes from. I also
> wouldn't put the '-mm' in front of it -- that information can live in
> the cover letter's body rather than any patch's subject.
>
> I think 'swap:' implies "mm:", so yeah I'd just go with that.
>
> Subject: [PATCH v4 00/21] swap: Useful information here
>
> I'd see that as:
>
> 59832 Jun 22 Huang, Ying ( 131) [PATCH v4 00/21] swap: Useful informatio

Looks good! I will use this naming convention in the future.

> I had a quick look at your patches. I think only two are affected by
> the XArray, and I'll make some general comments about them soon.

Thanks!

Best Regards,
Huang, Ying