Re: [RFC PATCH v1 1/1] docs: add the new commit-msg tags 'Reported:' and 'Reviewed:'

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Mon Nov 22 2021 - 15:24:34 EST


On Mon, 22 Nov 2021 19:50:35 +0100
Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > That said, I would like a way to have versions show a link to the last
> > version that was reviewed.
> >
> > v1: has no tags
> >
> > v2: has a Reviewed: tag to v1.
> >
> > v3: has a Reviewed: tag to v2
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > Then the final commit could have a "Link" or "Reviewed" tag to v3, even
> > though there may not be any reviews to v3, but v3 has the link to v2, and
> > v2 has the link to v1, etc.
>
> Is that really worth it? Isn't it sufficient if the commit links to the
> last public review posting, as that already should link to all earlier
> review postings. Sure, not everybody is doing this right now, but maybe
> just educating people to do so is better than creating something new.

Isn't "as that already should link to all earlier review postings" what I'm
suggesting above? I haven't seen many people do that yet.

-- Steve