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Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 19:09:10 -0700 From: akpm@...ux-foundation.org To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Cc: akpm@...ux-foundation.org Subject: [patch 1/1] document Acked-by: From: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> Explain what we use Acked-by: for, and how it differs from Signed-off-by: Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> --- Documentation/SubmittingPatches | 15 ++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff -puN Documentation/SubmittingPatches~document-acked-by Documentation/SubmittingPatches --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches~document-acked-by +++ a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -328,7 +328,20 @@ now, but you can do this to mark interna point out some special detail about the sign-off. -12) The canonical patch format +12) When to use Acked-by: + +The Signed-off-by: tag implies that the signer was involved in the development +of the patch, or that he/she was in the patch's delivery path. + +If a person was not directly involved in the preparation or handling of a +patch but wishes to signify and record their approval of it then they can +arrange to have an Acked-by: line added to the patch's changelog. + +Acked-by: is often used by the maintainer of the affected code when that +maintainer neither wrote, merged nor forwarded the patch themselves. + + +13) The canonical patch format The canonical patch subject line is: _ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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