Thank you all. Maybe both of the two ideas are acceptable. Seeing your discussion, I prefer to group patches in thread if thread is not heavy, else I would like to start a new thread.
Thanks again. Du, Changbin > -----Original Message----- > From: Randy Dunlap [mailto:rdun...@xenotime.net] > Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 4:43 AM > To: Henrique de Moraes Holschuh > Cc: Du, ChangbinX; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Subject: Re: Do need keep mail in thread when sending a new version patch? > > On 07/23/2012 11:43 AM, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: > > > On Mon, 23 Jul 2012, Randy Dunlap wrote: > >> On 07/23/2012 04:34 AM, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote: > >>> On Mon, 23 Jul 2012, Du, ChangbinX wrote: > >>>> Hi, developers! > >>>> I have a question about sending patch: If my patch have a new > version, > >>>> do I need set "--in-reply-to" option so keep them in the same thread when > >>>> sending it? And in which cases should "--in-reply-to" option be set? > Thanks! > >>> > >>> Yes, please do it when possible. It groups patches nicely in theaded > >>> email > >>> readers, and it makes it easier for people who are interested in the > >>> subject > >>> to find the new version of your patchset (and all individual patches that > >>> are part of the same patchset), AND for people who are not interested to > >>> skip the entire thing. > >> > >> > >> Please compare to a proposed patch: > >> > >> http://marc.info/?l=linux-doc&m=133539116205348&w=2 > > > > This one (referenced by the commit changelog of the above) seems to be a > > better explanation: > > > > http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-arm-kernel/2012-April/096236.html > > > > Anyway, I stand corrected. > > > > > Well, that patch isn't merged into mainline yet, right? > and it is only one opinion. > > I don't mind seeing the new versions of a patch sent as > replies to older versions, so I don't see a need to codify it. > > > -- > ~Randy -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
