From: "Daniel K." <dk@uw.no>
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 12:25:00 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4C8F4D7C.3090608@uw.no> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTin9Ry6hCBciLkg2ExgERv9SHq5vO-Zvxy3Ei_JJ@mail.gmail.com>
Lin Ming wrote:
> What's LKML-Reference in the kernel git log?
The message id for the email sent to LKML.
> 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.
>
> 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?
Domains come and go (marc.theaimsgroup.com => marc.info => ?), message
id's are forever.
Also, you should be able to look up the message on your favorite
LKML-archive website or search engine using the message id.
Daniel K.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-09-14 10:31 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. [this message]
2010-09-14 10:47 ` Johannes Stezenbach
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