Re: [PATCH v4] docs: clarify rules wrt tagging other people

[Thorsten Leemhuis <linux@leemhuis.info>]

On 07.02.25 02:42, Bagas Sanjaya wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 06, 2025 at 03:30:10PM +0100, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
>> diff --git a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst
>> index dbb763a8de901d..22fa925353cf54 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst
>> +++ b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst
>> @@ -268,10 +268,15 @@ The tags in common use are:
>>   - Cc: the named person received a copy of the patch and had the
>>     opportunity to comment on it.
>>  
>> -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
>> -Reported-by: is fine most of the time as well, but ask for permission if
>> -the bug was reported in private.
>> +Be careful in the addition of the aforementioned tags to your patches, as all
>> +except for Cc:, Reported-by:, and Suggested-by: need explicit permission of the
>> +person named. For those three implicit permission is sufficient if the person
>> +contributed to the Linux kernel using that name and email address according
>> +to the lore archives or the commit history -- and in case of Reported-by:
>> +and Suggested-by: did the reporting or suggestion in public. Note,
>> +bugzilla.kernel.org is a public place in this sense, but email addresses
>> +used there are private; so do not expose them in tags, unless the person
>> +used them in earlier contributions.
> 
> So for example I can only include Tested-by: when a contributor who tested
> my patch explicitly offer the tag by replying to it i.e. with the tag, right?

At some point a text must leave the interpretation up to the reader. I
would say a "yes, that's okay" to the question "is it okay to add a
'tested-by' tag in the patch description; note, your name and email
address will then end up in the commit history and can not be removed
there" is sufficient "permission" as well.

> The wording looks OK.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@gmail.com>

Thx!

Ciao, Thorsten