Messages in this thread | | | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> | Date | Tue, 10 Jul 2018 22:50:14 +0200 | Subject | Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Require author Signed-off-by |
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Hi Pavel,
On Tue, Jul 10, 2018 at 10:47 PM Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz> wrote: > > Print an error if none of the Signed-off-by lines cover the patch > > author. > > Is it good idea? Signed-off-by system was _not_ meant to prevent > submission of third party patches.
My main motivation is catching accidentally forgotten Sobs. It's still up to you to submit or accept a patch that triggers checkpatch errors.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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