As people started using Suggested-by as standard signature, adding "Suggested-by" to the standard signature so that checkpatch won't generate warning when Suggested-by is used in patch signature
Signed-off-by: Mugunthan V N <[email protected]> --- Changes from Initial version * Updated Documentation/SubmittingPatches explaining when to use Suggested-by tag. Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 9 ++++++++- scripts/checkpatch.pl | 1 + 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index aa0c1e6..6e97e73 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ person it names. This tag documents that potentially interested parties have been included in the discussion -14) Using Reported-by:, Tested-by: and Reviewed-by: +14) Using Reported-by:, Tested-by:, Reviewed-by: and Suggested-by: If this patch fixes a problem reported by somebody else, consider adding a Reported-by: tag to credit the reporter for their contribution. Please @@ -468,6 +468,13 @@ done on the patch. Reviewed-by: tags, when supplied by reviewers known to understand the subject area and to perform thorough reviews, will normally increase the likelihood of your patch getting into the kernel. +A Suggested-by: tag indicates that the patch idea is suggested by the person +named and ensures credit to the person for the idea. Please note that this +tag should not be added without the reporter's permission, especially if the +idea was not posted in a public forum. That said, if we diligently credit our +idea reporters, they will, hopefully, be inspired to help us again in the +future. + 15) The canonical patch format diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl index b28cc38..6be4d27 100755 --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl @@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ our $signature_tags = qr{(?xi: Tested-by:| Reviewed-by:| Reported-by:| + Suggested-by:| To:| Cc: )}; -- 1.7.9.5 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
