Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 25 Mar 2019 10:31:14 -0600 | From | Jonathan Corbet <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] docs: Clarify the usage and sign-off requirements for Co-developed-by |
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On Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:11:36 -0700 Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@intel.com> 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 direction 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. > > The use of "original author" has also led to confusion as many patches > don't have just one "original" author, e.g. when multiple developers > are involved from the genesis of the patch. Remove all usage of > "original" and instead call out that Co-developed-by is simply a way to > provide attribution in addition to the From tag, i.e. neither tag is > intended to imply anything with regard to who did what. > > Provide examples to (hopefully) eliminate any ambiguity.
I've applied this. Joe, do you want to handle the checkpatch.pl patch, or would you prefer I take that one too?
Thanks,
jon
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