On Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 03:33:00PM +0200, Thomas Monjalon wrote: > 20/08/2025 11:50, Dariusz Sosnowski: > > There were 2 changes introduced in checkpatch.pl script [1][2] > > which verify if Reported-by tag is followed by Link or Closes tag. > > Example of the warning output: > > > > WARNING:BAD_REPORTED_BY_LINK: > > Reported-by: should be immediately followed by Closes: > > with a URL to the report > > > > Original purpose is to link the patch to the mailing list discussion > > and/or a bug report. > > > > Since in DPDK these tags are not used, these warnings are false > > positives and can be ignored in devtools/checkpatches.sh. > > We use "Reported-by", it gives credit to people doing this precious work. > But we don't mandate a link for this credit.
Sorry, maybe my commit message was misleading. I was referring to Link and Closes tags in that last sentence. The new check in checkpatch.pl will warn if there is no Link or Closes tag assuming Reported-by is present. It does not warn on Reported-by itself. > /* snip */
