Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 9 Aug 2012 22:58:27 +0200 | Subject | Re: [PATCH] SubmittingPatches: clarify SOB tag usage when evolving submissions | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> |
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On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 10:51 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@do-not-panic.com> wrote: > of a second patch submission must supply their own Siged-off-by
Signed-off-by
> --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches > +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches > @@ -366,6 +366,21 @@ and protect the submitter from complaints. Note that under no circumstances > can you change the author's identity (the From header), as it is the one > which appears in the changelog. > > +If you are submitting a large change (for example a new driver) at times > +you may be asked to make quite a lot of modifications prior to getting > +your change accepted. At times you may even receive patches from developers > +who not only wish to tell you what you should change to get your changes > +upstream but actually send you patches. If those patches were made publicly > +and they do contain a Singed-off-by tag you are not expected to provide
Signed-off-by
> +their own Singed-off-by tag on the second iteration of the patch so long
idem
> +as there is a public record somewhere that can be used to show the > +contributor had sent their changes with their own Singed-off-by tag.
ditto
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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