On Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 11:43:16AM -0700, Sean Christopherson wrote: > The documentation for Co-developed-by is a bit light on details, e.g. it > doesn't explicitly state that: > > - Multiple Co-developed-by tags are perfectly acceptable > - Co-developed-by and Signed-off-by must be paired together > - SOB ordering should still follow standard sign-off procedure > > Lack of explicit direciton has resulted in developers taking a variety > of approaches, often lacking any intent whatsoever, e.g. scattering SOBs > willy-nilly, collecting them all at the end or the beginning, etc... > > Tweak the wording to make it clear that multiple co-authors are allowed, > and document the expectation that standard sign-off procedures are to > be followed. Provide examples to (hopefully) eliminate any ambiguity. > > Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Jorge Ramirez-Ortiz <jorge.ramirez-ortiz@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Jonathan Cameron <jic23@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Niklas Cassel <niklas.cassel@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@xxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
