Add a note that explains that Cc: email header is implied by other
tags, such as Reviewed-by:. In this case an explicit Cc: is _not_
needed.
Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst | 4 +++-
Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 5 ++++-
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst
index de4edd42d5c0..90a7fe2a85f2 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst
@@ -267,7 +267,9 @@ The tags in common use are:
being reported.
- Cc: the named person received a copy of the patch and had the
- opportunity to comment on it.
+ opportunity to comment on it. Note that other formal tags are automatically
+ converted to the ``Cc:`` email header and you do not need to have an
+ explicit Cc: tag, if the person is already mentioned by another tag.
Be careful in the addition of tags to your patches, as only Cc: is appropriate
for addition without the explicit permission of the person named; using
diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
index 66029999b587..6775f0698136 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
@@ -486,7 +486,10 @@ provided such comments, you may optionally add a ``Cc:`` tag to the patch.
This is the only tag which might be added without an explicit action by the
person it names - but it should indicate that this person was copied on the
patch. This tag documents that potentially interested parties
-have been included in the discussion.
+have been included in the discussion. Note that other formal tags are
+automatically converted to the Cc: email header and you do not need to
+have an explicit ``Cc:`` tag, if the person is already mentioned by another
+tag.
Co-developed-by: states that the patch was co-created by multiple developers;
it is used to give attribution to co-authors (in addition to the author
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