Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Wed, May 11, 2022 at 3:12 AM Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Which I read as you endorsing Link: tags :) > > I absolutely adore "Link:" tags. They've been great. > > But they've been great for links that are *usedful*. > > They are wonderful when they link to the original problem. > > They are *really* wonderful when they link to some long discussion > about how to solve the problem. > > They are completely useless when they link to "this is the patch > submission of the SAME DAMN PATCH THAT THE COMMIT IS". Folks wanted to add Change-Id: tags to every commit. You said we didn't need to, because we have the Link: to the original patch submission, which includes the Message-Id and therefore is a de facto change id. Links to other random places don't serve that function. cheers
