From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-13.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIMWL_WL_HIGH, DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,INCLUDES_PATCH,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, SIGNED_OFF_BY,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,USER_AGENT_GIT autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 44E53C4727E for ; Wed, 7 Oct 2020 08:43:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E47C720797 for ; Wed, 7 Oct 2020 08:43:14 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=default; t=1602060195; bh=/sFCkq5oJImYNwq6dQNMQFugo7oIPmUBVxj2a8fU55M=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:List-ID:From; b=yp3SS4ZVKdjf6MmoV8LM4FHOCWVxtdJSeUyHrrOaBeDwRqpkJKXd24Igi9Jy+EVMj gMqYAu9fCu8U9fTlrB16DS19uYgUv/acMEeVcVwIj15zFXHAkxCMIC84QkDOzlJMZb X+OGNpnF7QFSIv1ozJskMIE28nFKOe3FHutxzuFM= Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1727863AbgJGInO (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 Oct 2020 04:43:14 -0400 Received: from mail.kernel.org ([198.145.29.99]:36912 "EHLO mail.kernel.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726181AbgJGInN (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 Oct 2020 04:43:13 -0400 Received: from kozik-lap.mshome.net (unknown [194.230.155.194]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id B7CEF20797; Wed, 7 Oct 2020 08:43:11 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=default; t=1602060193; bh=/sFCkq5oJImYNwq6dQNMQFugo7oIPmUBVxj2a8fU55M=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:From; b=W28yM5bIifjQ3xzPcY8ovt+B0pmQlytcYdWLJjSyfoYhoS45AcvBuRbWIo3zbnM+f grDw+zV1kPnoeCrtf1oPg9BgantQrZunfrywCiud/ow65oyme/iRX8iR69DvLW/9Nq Wv9rQVxK+7jy45Hqi03UtXhi25ijpqKIJvhjLUGE= From: Krzysztof Kozlowski To: Jonathan Corbet , Mauro Carvalho Chehab , linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: Krzysztof Kozlowski Subject: [PATCH] docs: submitting-patches: describe preserving review/test tags Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2020 10:43:06 +0200 Message-Id: <20201007084306.12591-1-krzk@kernel.org> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.17.1 Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org >From time to time, the novice kernel contributors do not add Reviewed-by or Tested-by tags to the next versions of the patches. Mostly because they are unaware that responsibility of adding these tags in next version is on submitter, not maintainer. Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski --- Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst index 58586ffe2808..9752b6311674 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst @@ -527,6 +527,13 @@ done on the patch. Reviewed-by: tags, when supplied by reviewers known to understand the subject area and to perform thorough reviews, will normally increase the likelihood of your patch getting into the kernel. +Both Tested-by and Reviewed-by tags, once received on mailing list from tester +or reviewer, should be added by author to the applicable patches when sending +next versions. However if the patch is changed in following version, these +tags might not be applicable anymore and thus should be removed. Usually +removal of someone's Tested-by or Reviewed-by tags should be mentioned +in the patch changelog (after '---' separator). + A Suggested-by: tag indicates that the patch idea is suggested by the person named and ensures credit to the person for the idea. Please note that this tag should not be added without the reporter's permission, especially if the -- 2.17.1