On Fri, Feb 05, 2016 at 10:41:26AM -0500, Ronald S. Bultje wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 9:34 AM, Hendrik Leppkes <h.lepp...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 3:33 PM, Derek Buitenhuis
> > <derek.buitenh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On 2/5/2016 2:19 PM, Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> > >> because the code builds the header a few lines above, i assume
> > >> the header we just build is correct
> > >
> > > Perhaps you could elaborate what CID1351343 is then, in the commit
> > > messages.
> > >
> >
> > A Coverity ID, a false positive which we decide to "fix" with an
> > assertion instead of marking it as such in the tool?
> 
> 
> So, I don't mind the patch, that's fine. But the commit message is
> misleading. It suggests that there's a bug and that this patch fixes the
> bug. That's incorrect. There is no bug, and this patch does not fix
> anything. It asserts something, and as asserts go, they don't fix anything,
> they just assert (=confirm) expected behaviour.
> 
> So, can we change the commit message to not include the word "fix" or any
> other misleading derivative thereof?

absolutely, agree
do you want to suggest some wording ?

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