Re: [PATCH v4 0/6] staging: octeon: clean up the octeon ethernet driver

From: ozlinux
Date: Tue Aug 29 2023 - 10:49:21 EST


On Tue, Aug 29, 2023 at 03:58:48PM +0200, Nam Cao wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 10:44:42AM -0400, ozlinux@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 04:17:16PM +0200, Nam Cao wrote:
> > > On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 09:39:13AM -0400, Oliver Crumrine wrote:
> > > > Make the octeon ethernet driver better conform to the linux kernel coding standards
> > > >
> > > > Oliver Crumrine (6):
> > > > staging: octeon: clean up the octeon ethernet driver
> > > > staging: octeon: clean up the octeon ethernet driver
> > > > staging: octeon: clean up the octeon ethernet driver
> > > > staging: octeon: clean up the octeon ethernet driver
> > > > staging: octeon: clean up the octeon ethernet driver
> > > > staging: octeon: clean up the octeon ethernet driver
> > > >
> > > > drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c | 6 ++--
> > > > drivers/staging/octeon/octeon-stubs.h | 50 +++++++++++++--------------
> > > > 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > 2.39.3
> > > >
> > >
> > > The patches themselves should also be sent with this cover letter. Instead they
> > > are sent in a different thread :(
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Nam
> >
> > Looking at the what I sent, all the patches should be in reply to
> > <cover.1693229582.git.ozlinux@xxxxxxxxxxx>, both according to the patch
> > that was created by git format-patch, and Outlook. If in-reply-to and
> > the thread are 2 different things, please let me know, and instruct me on
> > how I should put the patches in the same thread.
>
> (keep in mind I know little of emails, I am just guessing here)
>
> It seems that your email client or email provider changed your message ID. See:
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-staging/PH7PR11MB7643280D48E45D2B660F5B6CBCE0A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/raw
> that "Message-ID" is not what git-format patch generates. Your original email
> ID is instead in "X-Microsoft-Original-Message-ID". So your patches have
> "In-Reply-To" that refers to an ID that has been removed, so the email thread
> is broken.
>
> So perhaps try to change your email settings to stop this from happening, or
> change your email client / email provider.
>
> If you figure out what is the problem, consider sending a patch to
> Documentation/process/email-clients.rst documenting this.
>
> Best regards,
> Nam

Okay, makes sense. I'll try to figure out what Microsoft is doing to
my email.

Oliver