On Fri, 2026-07-24 at 18:56 +0000, Bjorn Andersson wrote: > ``` > checkpatch validates the Signed-off-by trailers against the patch's > author, but misses the opportunity to also validate the committer when > run with --git. Maintainers therefor need third-party scripts for the > final Signed-off-by check.
I don't actually see that need as an issue for checkpatch. checkpatch is for patches, not things that are already committed. If something like this is added, it should _only_ be used when --git is on the command line.
