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 0292F20328; Sun, 12 Jan 2025 17:22:33 +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=1736702554; cv=none; b=cuaLylKlWdYsXKElkEEXP4FdIJyJKXK9zxloWculi6Xk/vfHellHsK0ENfN1X9diQTSz8fmGHeAYr607f7kpyTee4LZTUCUQzOlMoRqOxGAYAy7RPkfzkYSrYliJfnNimq4B5hu19g+38VuRMcSlC0iBtE5uk7mHK5mf8dUt15U= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1736702554; c=relaxed/simple; bh=/rijT1Prefvu2JjcA/TN7ZxE125/n8TovynxAerhJmE=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:Message-ID:References:MIME-Version: Content-Type:Content-Disposition:In-Reply-To; b=XF11qsPp/VT5pnUZCErrpnwGhymAJx9aniOoZQ/e74bPhOspnfDeTqCD59IdsEpl3P5CDJ8QsD44MsMSWtsHoO1SkEs7wxFh1OBm1CkTsKWD2LOJJHODL6MA0add4nF+hLEbvNLSCKtKSKNmjxBB2pnXGDn9oGOC2bphl1s17Ps= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linuxfoundation.org header.i=@linuxfoundation.org header.b=dKP32P5O; arc=none smtp.client-ip=10.30.226.201 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key) header.d=linuxfoundation.org header.i=@linuxfoundation.org header.b="dKP32P5O" Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id E21AAC4CEDF; Sun, 12 Jan 2025 17:22:32 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=linuxfoundation.org; s=korg; t=1736702553; bh=/rijT1Prefvu2JjcA/TN7ZxE125/n8TovynxAerhJmE=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=dKP32P5OoNGSdaBTSUJ1KAlPMh6ss5nhZCuv/NOMiJUlPR3OjE+cA7t7ILi8LjRlT 1ixe4v/hXsFcgJnxYQ9GexDduPR89WD3bHhV99izQeUnlwmHkjLBQ/ktbbyeLrX051 ANl/hxxcpNc2fMJRlAXipugh7nMNbZLpIgSsJNp8= Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 18:22:29 +0100 From: Greg Kroah-Hartman To: Miguel Ojeda Cc: Jonathan Corbet , workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, patches@lists.linux.dev, Neal Gompa , Sami Tolvanen , Masahiro Yamada , Luis Chamberlain , tech-board@groups.linuxfoundation.org, Steven Rostedt , Linus Torvalds , Dan Williams , Shuah Khan Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] docs: submitting-patches: clarify that signers may use their discretion on tags Message-ID: <2025011219-ashen-epilepsy-ba32@gregkh> References: <20250112152946.761150-1-ojeda@kernel.org> <20250112152946.761150-4-ojeda@kernel.org> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: workflows@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20250112152946.761150-4-ojeda@kernel.org> On Sun, Jan 12, 2025 at 04:29:46PM +0100, Miguel Ojeda wrote: > 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 > Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman