* Kees Cook <kees@xxxxxxxxxx> [250212 17:05]: > On Wed, Feb 12, 2025 at 11:24:35AM +0000, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 12, 2025 at 03:21:48AM +0000, jeffxu@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > From: Jeff Xu <jeffxu@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > The commit message in the first patch contains the full description of > > > this series. > > > > Sorry to nit, but it'd be useful to reproduce in the cover letter too! But > > this obviously isn't urgent, just be nice when we un-RFC. > > I advised Jeff against this because I've found it can sometimes cause > "thread splitting" in that some people reply to the cover letter, and > some people reply to the first patch, etc. I've tended to try to keep > cover letters very general, with the bulk of the prose in the first > patch. Interesting idea, but I think thread splitting is less of a concern than diluting the meaning of a patch by including a lengthy change log with a fraction of the text being about the code that follows. I think this is the reason for a cover letter in the first place; not just version control. After all, we could tack the version information into the first patch too and avoid it being in the final commit message. Thanks, Liam
