From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1ABFEC2BB3F for ; Wed, 15 Nov 2023 17:49:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S229508AbjKORtg (ORCPT ); Wed, 15 Nov 2023 12:49:36 -0500 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:41330 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S229504AbjKORtg (ORCPT ); Wed, 15 Nov 2023 12:49:36 -0500 Received: from mail-pf1-x42d.google.com (mail-pf1-x42d.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::42d]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 83C4C196 for ; Wed, 15 Nov 2023 09:49:33 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail-pf1-x42d.google.com with SMTP id d2e1a72fcca58-6c115026985so7238202b3a.1 for ; Wed, 15 Nov 2023 09:49:33 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=chromium.org; s=google; t=1700070573; x=1700675373; darn=vger.kernel.org; h=in-reply-to:content-disposition:mime-version:references:message-id :subject:cc:to:from:date:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:reply-to; bh=rD3WiIjcHVWht+bRoyz5WPCyUUboXlGuOAtDZ7BuR4Y=; b=HL7teC/dFsL6nhWGP8XRvC3I1hAH1404skG3QW+KqliDXcK3kiO6YDQ3JnutiTzpNa MDUFtqnMl8mS5Rb0XdsPJ9uXJ6X1zmQqu/hCDJRYK7C0Nb9UVzBj2YADferoK9nr1MZ6 DtnJ93aBiqq8q24OHqy/JNRcz6FbegsdyNd44= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20230601; t=1700070573; x=1700675373; h=in-reply-to:content-disposition:mime-version:references:message-id :subject:cc:to:from:date:x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date :message-id:reply-to; bh=rD3WiIjcHVWht+bRoyz5WPCyUUboXlGuOAtDZ7BuR4Y=; b=YtwFgTOGK8dZImz4xznu/GRhepXgaWvlbwDZ9m/7mMr8UPKGtqCJkMKGA+yxq9HjQC Wib8G+ag6O2aqSancYcw94BDgTvhgZOxvf5ra9mCnW5e7tfJhXQMk/tPGPq9zXMIoKgj UWYkfMSP+tLHZTiX9JP/NyvIU9S5Ct5dPOQs/vDVcp5a5ANt5Zfp7vkwujUGSQ/4qwmi XAkwNWT+TRFaPpG+pqTEfHuCbA7cnXXZfgFRPG0eIdYBszry1F+oTVmMXJqraxro7NjA bsnP0FJArPRMAWH2268C3/Q3Cy+po0gUc4FF8V/hHbZ4twy/PggLKi8PwGrHxEbloOXW eOag== X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0Yz+E5qANTpRoPVLhgDSXkJHKduTZOZLLDLUw8qRwSrwdwFp3ibI hcZoHuSntgOxyLNjTdYE2MG/0Q== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AGHT+IGpmlqewDarAywsnMa7n04xYqUuCS4rlMCE2QKXA46apMCUxu5GyilgrdJ+vePrD+IEy8Q6pg== X-Received: by 2002:a05:6a20:7487:b0:148:f952:552b with SMTP id p7-20020a056a20748700b00148f952552bmr15559858pzd.51.1700070573014; Wed, 15 Nov 2023 09:49:33 -0800 (PST) Received: from www.outflux.net (198-0-35-241-static.hfc.comcastbusiness.net. [198.0.35.241]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id j16-20020a62e910000000b0068e49cb1692sm3068013pfh.1.2023.11.15.09.49.32 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Wed, 15 Nov 2023 09:49:32 -0800 (PST) Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2023 09:49:31 -0800 From: Kees Cook To: Borislav Petkov Cc: Jonathan Corbet , workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, LKML Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs: submitting-patches: improve the base commit explanation Message-ID: <202311150948.F6E39AD@keescook> References: <20231115170330.16626-1-bp@alien8.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20231115170330.16626-1-bp@alien8.de> Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: workflows@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Nov 15, 2023 at 06:03:30PM +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote: > From: "Borislav Petkov (AMD)" > > After receiving a second patchset this week without knowing which tree > it applies on and trying to apply it on the obvious ones and failing, > make sure the base tree information which needs to be supplied in the > 0th message of the patchset is spelled out more explicitly. > > Also, make the formulations stronger as this really is a requirement and > not only a useful thing anymore. > > Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) Yup, I wonder if making "--base=auto" a default in git might be a good idea too? Reviewed-by: Kees Cook -- Kees Cook