On Thu, Dec 21, 2023 at 06:15:50PM +0700, Bagas Sanjaya wrote: > Hi all, > > Let's say that there is a content creator who submits her first kernel > patch (touching drivers/staging/ of course to get her feet wet). > The patch supposes to fix a reported bug, with appropriate Fixes: tag. > But instead of using Link: or Closes: tag to the actual bug report in > the patch, she instead writes "Link to the bug report in my bio", as > it is the norm in social media world. Here in the context, her bio is > LinkedIn profile (IDK if there is a way to add arbitrary link there). > The link in LinkedIn profile, when clicked, will list many links > (including her usual social media campaigns and of course the bug report), > which makes reviewers confused about which link to the bug report she > means. In some cases, she may disambiguate by saying in the patch, > "Link to the bug report no. 99", to refer to the specific link number. > > Is such practice a good idea? No.
