On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 05:30:49PM +0300, Jani Nikula wrote: > On Tue, 23 Apr 2024, Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > The recommendation is based on the following rationale: > > > > - it makes the commit messages much cleaner and easy to read, especially > > on the screens of the mobile devices; > > > > - it reduces resources (memory, time, energy) to retrieve all these > > headers, which are barely needed by a mere user, as for automation > > they will be still available via mail archives, such as > > https://lore.kernel.org, assuming the Link: or Message-ID tag is > > provided. > > I find the information in the commit message useful, and it tells me who > were explicitly included in the discussion. > > For example when fixing a regression I'd like to Cc everyone who was > Cc'd in the regressing commit. The drm subsystem maintainer tool > actually has a helper for doing just that. 'dim fixes <sha1>' digs up > all the relevant info. > The Cc's on the mailing list archive are harder to dig up, and do not > accurately reflect the same information. How comes? These Cc: are 1:1 mapped to the Cc: email headers. > A lot of patches get sent with > more Cc's in the mail message than in the commit message. Note, this is the recommendation as it's stated. You can continue polluting the environment on your wish. > > Let's be environment friendly and save the planet! -- With Best Regards, Andy Shevchenko
