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From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
To: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>,
	workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Subject: [PATCH v1 2/2] Documentation: process: Recommend to put Cc: tags after cutter '---' line
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 16:19:38 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20240423132024.2368662-3-andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20240423132024.2368662-1-andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>

The recommendation is based on the following rationale:

- it makes the commit messages much cleaner and easy to read, especially
  on the screens of the mobile devices;

- it reduces resources (memory, time, energy) to retrieve all these
  headers, which are barely needed by a mere user, as for automation
  they will be still available via mail archives, such as
  https://lore.kernel.org, assuming the Link: or Message-ID tag is
  provided.

Let's be environment friendly and save the planet!

Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
---
 Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst          | 4 ++++
 Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 5 +++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst
index 90a7fe2a85f2..157b3fc0087a 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst
@@ -276,6 +276,10 @@ for addition without the explicit permission of the person named; using
 Reported-by: is fine most of the time as well, but ask for permission if
 the bug was reported in private.
 
+It's recommended to locate the additional Cc: tags after the cutter '---' line
+in the patches as it makes sure the commit message won't be polluted with them.
+At the same time they will be available via email headers on the mail archives,
+such as https://lore.kernel.org.
 
 Sending the patch
 -----------------
diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
index 6775f0698136..0c898d9e00f5 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
@@ -491,6 +491,11 @@ automatically converted to the Cc: email header and you do not need to
 have an explicit ``Cc:`` tag, if the person is already mentioned by another
 tag.
 
+It's recommended to locate the additional ``Cc:`` tags after the cutter '---' line
+in the patches as it makes sure the commit message won't be polluted with them.
+At the same time they will be available via email headers on the mail archives,
+such as https://lore.kernel.org.
+
 Co-developed-by: states that the patch was co-created by multiple developers;
 it is used to give attribution to co-authors (in addition to the author
 attributed by the From: tag) when several people work on a single patch.  Since
-- 
2.43.0.rc1.1336.g36b5255a03ac


  parent reply	other threads:[~2024-04-23 13:20 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-04-23 13:19 [PATCH v1 0/2] Documentation: process: Clarify use of Cc: Andy Shevchenko
2024-04-23 13:19 ` [PATCH v1 1/2] Documentation: process: Avoid unneeded Cc: tags Andy Shevchenko
2024-04-23 17:13   ` Dan Williams
2024-04-29  7:37   ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2024-04-23 13:19 ` Andy Shevchenko [this message]
2024-04-23 14:30   ` [PATCH v1 2/2] Documentation: process: Recommend to put Cc: tags after cutter '---' line Jani Nikula
2024-04-23 14:37     ` Andy Shevchenko
2024-04-23 14:44       ` Jonathan Corbet
2024-04-23 16:46         ` Andy Shevchenko
2024-04-23 16:37       ` Jani Nikula
2024-04-23 16:45         ` Andy Shevchenko
2024-04-23 17:00           ` Jani Nikula
2024-04-23 17:04             ` Konstantin Ryabitsev
2024-04-23 15:26     ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2024-04-24  1:10     ` Mark Brown
2024-04-23 15:13   ` Greg KH
2024-04-23 15:28     ` Andy Shevchenko
2024-04-23 16:07       ` Greg KH
2024-04-23 16:12         ` Andy Shevchenko
2024-04-29  7:35   ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2024-04-29  8:44     ` Andy Shevchenko
2024-04-23 13:59 ` [PATCH v1 0/2] Documentation: process: Clarify use of Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven
2024-04-24 14:53 ` Andy Shevchenko

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