"Seija Kijin via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 2/2] prep: reformat pthread.c to fit coding guidelines I am guessing that you meant to have "prep" stand for "preparation" (which by the way is not a good thing to have instead of <area>: prefix). Perhaps "windows-pthread:" or something? In any case, this step should be done first, i.e. [1/2] of a two-patch series, as a preparation for the real change, I would think.