> Sam Ravnborg wrote:
>> On Tue, Oct 09, 2007 at 08:11:53AM +0200, Stefan Richter wrote:
>>> The SCM changelog should contain _what_ a patch does and if
>>> necessary _why_ it does so.
>> The _why_ part is more important than _what_. The diff should hopefully
>> explain the _what_ part.
>
> "What": fix lockup in this and that circumstances
> "Why": because lockups are annoying
> "How": the diff
> (That's what I meant with what and why.)
PS, example with non-trivial why:
What: add ABI which correlates bus cycle counter and local time
Why: apps need it to sync streams from different buses
How: the diff
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