Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On 1/27/22 08:32, Andy Shevchenko wrote: >> 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> >> Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> --- >> v2: rephrased as suggested by Jonathan >> 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..fb496b2ebfd3 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. The tag is intended for bugs; please do not use it to credit >> +feature requests. >> > > LGTM. > Although it could refer to Suggested-by. :) > > Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Applied, thanks. jon
