Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > It's unclear from "Submitting Patches" documentation that Reported-by > is not supposed to be used against new features. (It's more clear > in the section 5.4 "Patch formatting and changelogs" of the "A guide > to the Kernel Development Process", where it suggests that change > should fix something existing in the kernel. Clarify the Reported-by > usage in the "Submitting Patches". > > Reported-by: Florian Eckert <fe@xxxxxxxxxx> You're sure this added documentation isn't a new feature that shouldn't have a Reported-by? :) > Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 3 ++- > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst > index 31ea120ce531..24c1a5565385 100644 > --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst > +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst > @@ -495,7 +495,8 @@ Using Reported-by:, Tested-by:, Reviewed-by:, Suggested-by: and Fixes: > The Reported-by tag gives credit to people who find bugs and report them and it > hopefully inspires them to help us again in the future. Please note that if > the bug was reported in private, then ask for permission first before using the > -Reported-by tag. > +Reported-by tag. A new feature can't be reported since there is no code in the > +kernel to fix. How about instead something like "Reported-by is intended for bugs; please do not use it to credit feature requests"? (i.e. I want the shed in green :) Thanks, jon
