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From: Johannes Stezenbach <js@sig21.net>
To: Lin Ming <lin@ming.vg>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Why not make LKML-Reference useful?
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:47:12 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20100914104712.GA17182@sig21.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTin9Ry6hCBciLkg2ExgERv9SHq5vO-Zvxy3Ei_JJ@mail.gmail.com>

On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 05:52:26PM +0800, Lin Ming wrote:
> What's LKML-Reference in the kernel git log?
> In my understanding, it's a link to the original discussion of the
> patch on LKML, for example
> 
> LKML-Reference: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128445596126705&w=2
> 
> But I never see such a link in the LKML-Reference of the git log.
> 
> $cd linux-2.6
> $git log | grep LKML-Reference
> 
>     LKML-Reference: <201008300127.o7U1RC6Z044051@www262.sakura.ne.jp>
>     LKML-Reference: <20100913102541.20260.85700.stgit@ltc236.sdl.hitachi.co.jp>
>     LKML-Reference: <20100913121903.GB22238@darkstar>
> ......
> 
> Those LKML-Reference are really useless.
> 
> Why not put a link in LKML-Reference?

Marc and Gmane allow search by Message-ID:

e.g.

>     LKML-Reference: <20100913121903.GB22238@darkstar>

http://marc.info/?i=20100913121903.GB22238@darkstar
http://mid.gmane.org/20100913121903.GB22238@darkstar


HTH,
Johannes

      parent reply	other threads:[~2010-09-14 10:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-09-14  9:52 Lin Ming
2010-09-14 10:17 ` Giel van Schijndel
2010-09-14 10:25 ` Daniel K.
2010-09-14 10:47 ` Johannes Stezenbach [this message]

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