From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp.kernel.org (aws-us-west-2-korg-mail-1.web.codeaurora.org [10.30.226.201]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7EE3F1BD014; Sun, 12 Jan 2025 15:30:13 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1736695813; cv=none; b=pUSnQdj68WmaTm3HcBos2ATH9B/6NrRVU/fNVTJtw8k2ywHILdSOspqjK8OmriXzAlKCsSF98R/ykFB/Vf4HGz3hTp8uJYIwDejIIFoX5/e/tyCMq4SDNib+KIV6FM1v0vJqnqapVqkTKs3BmricLNaCVg5l/i/fz0fq0s4TYgk= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1736695813; c=relaxed/simple; bh=PHarlXBnua/WIG5kYo+4gQaUrOC0x2ILafN5Fj0Q8Uc=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References: MIME-Version; b=o+MiCuVeY/V3b6SqAWR4MibRTvKbCkqnx675cHQCvPESvcgh1e45pI9J64lXsHhCiL+gU3lYXcRWtZqJA1b/vlqyI7Vx3eUDpTWVCjEOrxD12A53HszibdV92Zee5UQhJEa3X7BpRsE7E4Q11NstKlmiaC7sNkiBMVKUtoZbqfM= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b=uiKoBKTX; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=kernel.org header.i=@kernel.org header.b="uiKoBKTX" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 611E7C4CEDF; Sun, 12 Jan 2025 15:30:09 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=k20201202; t=1736695813; bh=PHarlXBnua/WIG5kYo+4gQaUrOC0x2ILafN5Fj0Q8Uc=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:In-Reply-To:References:From; b=uiKoBKTX/7w1mK6luP/yq874SzeFUSY4Fn3moqiwuYPY04mv1F1fb+puj9UKqtJz/ IAWx3YpwqbtyxT27AQLxupO6iRfPI4R3sXln9Xv/zrQcuBR4aOLmmsbC6HeZJuhPq6 JP03AwlwimBvftkfgVjw1oSJMOqHVxrs2WVOgZsmT7cGn1qi8tLx73mmpDOm0zVpCG oVnV4dBjh4PRMxdFAe8HqFDTQYOFDnlWw9cgl51HJjj4q2MPodxBj6M2QrDkP73YMs nX2uRezYPHKw4yPmn9cC2lGfTxVZ+uAnN9FHIdSBL2DdzyRYXXJQHjgtVkwOq0iOEw Bj8FdORia0CFg== From: Miguel Ojeda To: Jonathan Corbet Cc: workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, patches@lists.linux.dev, Miguel Ojeda , Neal Gompa , Sami Tolvanen , Masahiro Yamada , Luis Chamberlain , tech-board@groups.linuxfoundation.org, Steven Rostedt , Greg Kroah-Hartman , Linus Torvalds , Dan Williams , Shuah Khan Subject: [PATCH 3/3] docs: submitting-patches: clarify that signers may use their discretion on tags Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 16:29:46 +0100 Message-ID: <20250112152946.761150-4-ojeda@kernel.org> In-Reply-To: <20250112152946.761150-1-ojeda@kernel.org> References: <20250112152946.761150-1-ojeda@kernel.org> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: workflows@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Tags are really appreciated by maintainers in general, since it means someone is willing to put their name on a commit, be it as a reviewer, tester, etc. However, signers (i.e. submitters carrying tags from previous versions and maintainers applying patches) may need to take or drop tags, on a case-by-case basis, for different reasons. Yet this is not explicitly spelled out in the documentation, thus there may be instances [1] where contributors may feel unwelcome. Thus, to clarify, state this clearly. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/CAEg-Je-h4NitWb2ErFGCOqt0KQfXuyKWLhpnNHCdRzZdxi018Q@mail.gmail.com/ [1] Suggested-by: Dan Williams Acked-by: Shuah Khan Acked-by: Dan Williams Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda --- Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst index 7b0ac7370cb1..6754bc15f989 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst @@ -614,6 +614,10 @@ process nor the requirement to Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org on all stable patch candidates. For more information, please read Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst. +Finally, while providing tags is welcome and typically very appreciated, please +note that signers (i.e. submitters and maintainers) may use their discretion in +applying offered tags. + .. _the_canonical_patch_format: The canonical patch format -- 2.48.0