Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 21 Mar 2019 20:14:00 +0100 | From | Greg Kroah-Hartman <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v2] docs: Clarify the usage and sign-off requirements for Co-developed-by |
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On Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 11:43:16AM -0700, Sean Christopherson wrote: > The documentation for Co-developed-by is a bit light on details, e.g. it > doesn't explicitly state that: > > - Multiple Co-developed-by tags are perfectly acceptable > - Co-developed-by and Signed-off-by must be paired together > - SOB ordering should still follow standard sign-off procedure > > Lack of explicit direciton has resulted in developers taking a variety > of approaches, often lacking any intent whatsoever, e.g. scattering SOBs > willy-nilly, collecting them all at the end or the beginning, etc... > > Tweak the wording to make it clear that multiple co-authors are allowed, > and document the expectation that standard sign-off procedures are to > be followed. Provide examples to (hopefully) eliminate any ambiguity. > > Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> > Cc: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@linux.intel.com> > Cc: Jorge Ramirez-Ortiz <jorge.ramirez-ortiz@linaro.org> > Cc: Jonathan Cameron <jic23@kernel.org> > Cc: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> > Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> > Cc: Niklas Cassel <niklas.cassel@linaro.org> > Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> > Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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