The reported-by text says you have to ask for permission, but that should only be if the bug was reported in private. These days the standard is to always give reported-by credit or it's considered a bit rude. Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx> diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index 482c749..1fa1caa 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -483,12 +483,10 @@ have been included in the discussion 14) Using Reported-by:, Tested-by:, Reviewed-by:, Suggested-by: and Fixes: -If this patch fixes a problem reported by somebody else, consider adding a -Reported-by: tag to credit the reporter for their contribution. Please -note that this tag should not be added without the reporter's permission, -especially if the problem was not reported in a public forum. That said, -if we diligently credit our bug reporters, they will, hopefully, be -inspired to help us again in the future. +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. A Tested-by: tag indicates that the patch has been successfully tested (in some environment) by the person named. This tag informs maintainers that _______________________________________________ devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/mailman/listinfo/driverdev-devel
