From 8543ae1296f6ec1490c7afab6ae0fe97bf87ebf8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mugunthan V N Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:18:17 -0700 Subject: checkpatch: add Suggested-by as a standard signature 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 Cc: Andy Whitcroft Cc: Joe Perches Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'Documentation/SubmittingPatches') diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index aa0c1e63f050..6e97e73d87b5 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 -- cgit v1.2.3