On Tue, Feb 03, 2026 at 08:58:44PM +0100, Quentin Schulz wrote: > Hi Tom, > > On 2/3/26 8:16 PM, Tom Rini wrote: > > Long ago we took the Linux Kernel documentation about adding a > > Signed-off-by line and adjusted it slightly for how we organized things. > > In 2003 Linus clarified the intent and then re-worded what the name > > portion of the Signed-off-by line can be. Mirror that change here. > > > > Link: https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/d4563201f33a > > Signed-off-by: Tom Rini <[email protected]> > > --- > > doc/develop/process.rst | 3 +-- > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/doc/develop/process.rst b/doc/develop/process.rst > > index fd81d9c5ebd4..3c783ed5a0e9 100644 > > --- a/doc/develop/process.rst > > +++ b/doc/develop/process.rst > > @@ -139,8 +139,7 @@ document. > > message by which the signer certifies that they were involved in the > > development > > of the patch and that they accept the `Developer Certificate of Origin > > <https://developercertificate.org/>`_. Following this and adding a > > - ``Signed-off-by:`` line that contains the developer's name and email > > address > > - is required. > > + ``Signed-off-by:`` line using a known identity and email address is > > required. > > Just for your information, the kernel docs also have an additional note: > > (sorry, no anonymous contributions.)
Yes, true. And the linked commit dropped the "pseudonyms" part. Since we didn't have that part at all I decided to refrain from adding it. > > Not sure if it's a necessary distinction but it's there. See > https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/submitting-patches.html#developer-s-certificate-of-origin-1-1 > (a bit lower). > > Looks good to me in any case. > > Reviewed-by: Quentin Schulz <[email protected]> And thanks for the review! -- Tom
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