On Thu, 5 Jan 2023 22:12:28 +0200 Leon Romanovsky wrote: > > > PR should be based on Linus's -rcX tag and shouldn't include only this patchset. > > > > FWIW I don't understand what you mean by this comment. > > PR should be based on a common ancestor, the -rc tags > > are just a convenient shorthand. > > Linus asked for more than once to use sensible ancestor which is -rc. I mean.. as I said using -rc tags makes sanity checking the PRs easier, so definitely encouraged. I was asking more about the second part of your sentence, what do you mean by "shouldn't include only this patchset" ?