minimum commit id length when fixing a patch

[Leo Silva (a.k.a kirotawa)]

If you run git log --oneline, you will see a sha ID of this size: a83727c,
by example. So, I think it's the minimum you can use.

[]'s

On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 5:34 PM, Kevin Wilson <wkevils at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> I want to send a patch to LKML fixing something wrong which was caused
> by other patch.
>
> Form what I understand, it is a good practice to mention the commit
> title and the commit ID.
>
> A commit ID is very long. My question is: when mentioning in my commit
> log the patch that caused the problem, what is the minimum commit id
> length which I should use when presenting the patch that caused the
> problem ? is such commit length is documented anywhere ?
>
> Regards,
> Kevin
>
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