On Tue, 2013-10-29 at 20:07 -0700, Greg KH wrote: > On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 01:42:11AM +0100, Peter Hüwe wrote: > > Hi Greg, > > > > > > > > CID: 986658 > > > What is this field for? > > > > That's the scan id in the coverity database. > > If you think that's just noise I can leave it out. > > It's noise as not everyone can see it or make anything out of it, so > please don't include it. I think it's useful information for people who became aware of the bug via Coverity. It's not so different from a CVE ID, or a reference to one of the various enterprise distro bug trackers where bug reports often aren't public. Obviously this cannot be a substitute for explaining the bug properly in the commit message. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Kids! Bringing about Armageddon can be dangerous. Do not attempt it in your own home. - Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, `Good Omens'
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