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| author | Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org> | 2025-01-12 16:29:46 +0100 |
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| committer | Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> | 2025-01-13 10:46:22 -0700 |
| commit | 08c035da54a3d4e7d52beeea2378ce022a6f40d1 (patch) | |
| tree | 0e323bf038f14c51d9572ba65852356dd4ac7341 | |
| parent | 25fb101385f7abf6d24ae92cd8f8c84882d1e942 (diff) | |
docs: submitting-patches: clarify that signers may use their discretion on tags
Tags are really appreciated by maintainers in general, since it means
someone is willing to put their name on a commit, be it as a reviewer,
tester, etc.
However, signers (i.e. submitters carrying tags from previous versions
and maintainers applying patches) may need to take or drop tags, on a
case-by-case basis, for different reasons.
Yet this is not explicitly spelled out in the documentation, thus there
may be instances [1] where contributors may feel unwelcome.
Thus, to clarify, state this clearly.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/CAEg-Je-h4NitWb2ErFGCOqt0KQfXuyKWLhpnNHCdRzZdxi018Q@mail.gmail.com/ [1]
Suggested-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
Acked-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
Acked-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Acked-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250112152946.761150-4-ojeda@kernel.org
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 4 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst index 1a161c092df7..8fdc0ef3e604 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst @@ -614,6 +614,10 @@ process nor the requirement to Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org on all stable patch candidates. For more information, please read Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst. +Finally, while providing tags is welcome and typically very appreciated, please +note that signers (i.e. submitters and maintainers) may use their discretion in +applying offered tags. + .. _the_canonical_patch_format: The canonical patch format |