Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > I think it's a productive comment on a patch to point out that it's the > exact same change someone else has submitted independently before. > > In my mind that's better than a "LGTM" or "Reviewed-by". Those are both > versions of "I looked over your work", but if you independently come up > with the same thing that's usually a stronger sign that the proposed > solution is a good one. Not necessarily. Past effort that did not fare well needs to be re-examined to make sure it was not picked up because it was crappy, because two people independently coming up with the same crappiness does not help us build more confidence. Instead of forcing other reviewers waste their time looking at older threads, it would help to explain what you find good in the patch you are reviewing.
