On Mon, 11 Nov 2019 09:14:03 +0100 Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Fri, Nov 08, 2019 at 01:39:24PM -0800, David Miller wrote: > > From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2019 22:36:24 +0100 > > > > > The cover leter is not preserved and should therefore > > ... > > > > The cover letter is +ALWAYS+ preserved, we put them in the merge > > commit. > > Good to know; is this a netdev special? I've not seen this before. I read a *lot* of merge commit changelogs; it's not just netdev that does this. I try to do it with significant documentation sets as well. I agree that changelogs should contain all relevant information, but there is value in an overview as well. But then, I make my living in the overview business...:) jon
