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[209.85.218.53]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id a640c23a62f3a-ab2c90dc59bsm383978166b.76.2025.01.12.07.47.39 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Sun, 12 Jan 2025 07:47:39 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail-ej1-f53.google.com with SMTP id a640c23a62f3a-aae81f4fdc4so697611066b.0; Sun, 12 Jan 2025 07:47:39 -0800 (PST) X-Forwarded-Encrypted: i=1; AJvYcCV+DeP9fJi5SsekSIGC/HScIZXnY0i/TYuJ6KlS8MqM/MdYFS4SrQe9HyVYEdfZKPaaOYUd586t3U0=@vger.kernel.org, AJvYcCVgQQV4kh95uF15M99xyHGQndP2lipeict94iPC1QB0y19+3set1b9Ww6WlzgmIOJRuY6HL0YE1/nAD@vger.kernel.org, AJvYcCWn8Zw57R9qGTvLPmCdnLApRQPpc9sAiKXZ79BLdLRF7tO2YTtzJyVCc49Dw+oAn69bDF1aU+wHVC0E0YwT@vger.kernel.org X-Received: by 2002:a17:906:f58a:b0:aa6:b473:8500 with SMTP id a640c23a62f3a-ab2abcaafb9mr1563993366b.42.1736696859012; Sun, 12 Jan 2025 07:47:39 -0800 (PST) Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: workflows@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20250112152946.761150-1-ojeda@kernel.org> <20250112152946.761150-4-ojeda@kernel.org> In-Reply-To: <20250112152946.761150-4-ojeda@kernel.org> From: Neal Gompa Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 10:47:02 -0500 X-Gmail-Original-Message-ID: X-Gm-Features: AbW1kvY9sYe2UFYvoFMKHsHDuhdS2s-k0EW0KFNp10f0YtNTJge0UUivViciomU Message-ID: Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] docs: submitting-patches: clarify that signers may use their discretion on tags To: Miguel Ojeda Cc: Jonathan Corbet , workflows@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, patches@lists.linux.dev, Sami Tolvanen , Masahiro Yamada , Luis Chamberlain , tech-board@groups.linuxfoundation.org, Steven Rostedt , Greg Kroah-Hartman , Linus Torvalds , Dan Williams , Shuah Khan Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Jan 12, 2025 at 10:30=E2=80=AFAM Miguel Ojeda wr= ote: > > 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-h4NitWb2ErFGCOqt0KQf= XuyKWLhpnNHCdRzZdxi018Q@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.kerne= l.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 discre= tion in > +applying offered tags. > + > .. _the_canonical_patch_format: > > The canonical patch format > -- > 2.48.0 > A tag must not be dropped without the tag submitter's authorization. Otherwise it doesn't matter what you write here, the submitter *will* feel unwelcome. It is rude and discouraging to do so without their acceptance of doing so. --=20 =E7=9C=9F=E5=AE=9F=E3=81=AF=E3=81=84=E3=81=A4=E3=82=82=E4=B8=80=E3=81=A4=EF= =BC=81/ Always, there's only one truth!