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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 <mugunthanvnm@ti.com>
Cc: Andy Whitcroft <apw@canonical.com>
Cc: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Mugunthan V N 12 年之前
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共有 2 个文件被更改,包括 9 次插入1 次删除
  1. 8 1
      Documentation/SubmittingPatches
  2. 1 0
      scripts/checkpatch.pl

+ 8 - 1
Documentation/SubmittingPatches

@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ person it names.  This tag documents that potentially interested parties
 have been included in the discussion
 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
 If this patch fixes a problem reported by somebody else, consider adding a
 Reported-by: tag to credit the reporter for their contribution.  Please
 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
 understand the subject area and to perform thorough reviews, will normally
 increase the likelihood of your patch getting into the kernel.
 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
 15) The canonical patch format
 
 

+ 1 - 0
scripts/checkpatch.pl

@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ our $signature_tags = qr{(?xi:
 	Tested-by:|
 	Tested-by:|
 	Reviewed-by:|
 	Reviewed-by:|
 	Reported-by:|
 	Reported-by:|
+	Suggested-by:|
 	To:|
 	To:|
 	Cc:
 	Cc:
 )};
 )};