Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) It's not ok when they do real changes, but it's EVEN
MORE not ok when they are just random merges that bring in
who-the-hell-knows-what.
who-the-hell-knows-what.
Merge commits need explanations of what they merge and why they merge it. This: Merge branch 'master' of
ssh://gitolite.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux ssh://gitolite.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux (which is all the explanation there is in commit ddb9e13af3bb) is simply not acceptable.
simply not acceptable.
At least the other merge merged the v4.14 _tag_, so just looking at the merge it's at least clear that you merged a real release.
who-the-hell-knows-what.
Merge commits need explanations of what they merge and why they merge it. This: Merge branch 'master' of
ssh://gitolite.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux ssh://gitolite.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux (which is all the explanation there is in commit ddb9e13af3bb) is simply not acceptable.
simply not acceptable.
At least the other merge merged the v4.14 _tag_, so just looking at the merge it's at least clear that you merged a real release.