On Tue, 10 Nov 2020 23:17:49 +0530 Aditya Srivastava <yashsri421@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Currently, we do not have any documentation on commit reverts regarding > the requirement of Signed-off-by tag for it. This may be misleading to > the users. > > Evaluating MISSING_SIGN_OFF checkpatch warnings on v4.13..v5.8 showed > that 4 out of 11 cases missing a sign-off are revert commits. > > Add documentation regarding the same to document the community > consensus and let readers know. > > Signed-off-by: Aditya Srivastava <yashsri421@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 2 ++ > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst > index 83d9a82055a7..fb8261a4be30 100644 > --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst > +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst > @@ -404,6 +404,8 @@ then you just add a line saying:: > > using your real name (sorry, no pseudonyms or anonymous contributions.) > This will be done for you automatically if you use ``git commit -s``. > +Reverts should also include "Signed-off-by". ``git revert -s`` does that > +for you. Applied, thanks. jon
