Re: [PATCH v3] docs: clarify CC list guidance wording

Re: [PATCH v3] docs: clarify CC list guidance wording

[Greg KH]

On Sun, Jan 25, 2026 at 08:31:07PM +0530, john ashrith6 wrote:
> Removed the extra Signed-off-by so that only my real name remains.
> 
> Thanks for the review.
> 
> >From ed7f4bb8c6e46f76c1a02e91172402b7389ecb5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: John Ashrith <johnashrith6@gmail.com>
> Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:48:28 +0000
> Subject: [PATCH] docs: clarify CC list guidance wording
> 
> Signed-off-by: John Ashrith <johnashrith6@gmail.com>

Odd, this is showing up in a strange way.  Perhaps just use 'git
send-email' to send the patch out?

Also, you need some changelog text, for obvious reasons you don't want
us to take it without it.

Also, the versioning of the patch goes below the --- line, as the
documentation asks for.  Perhaps fix that up for v4?

thanks,

greg k-h

Re: [PATCH v3] docs: clarify CC list guidance wording

[Jonathan Corbet]

john ashrith6 <johnashrith6@gmail.com> writes:

> Removed the extra Signed-off-by so that only my real name remains.
>
> Thanks for the review.
>
>         From ed7f4bb8c6e46f76c1a02e91172402b7389ecb5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: John Ashrith <johnashrith6@gmail.com>
> Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:48:28 +0000
> Subject: [PATCH] docs: clarify CC list guidance wording

The above stuff still needs to not be in the changelog body.

Also ... as long as you send HTML mail you will not reach the lists.
Please work on sending to yourself until you get something that comes
through correctly.

> Signed-off-by: John Ashrith <johnashrith6@gmail.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/process/howto.rst | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/process/howto.rst b/Documentation/process/howto.rst
> index 9438e03d6..5a29111d6 100644
> --- a/Documentation/process/howto.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/process/howto.rst
> @@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ interacting with the list (or any list):
>
>  If multiple people respond to your mail, the CC: list of recipients may
>  get pretty large. Don't remove anybody from the CC: list without a good
> -reason, or don't reply only to the list address. Get used to receiving the
> +reason, and don't reply only to the list address. Get used to receiving the
>  mail twice, one from the sender and the one from the list, and don't try

The change itself looks fine.

Thanks,

jon