linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 1/2] Jbd2: fix a bug of leaking jh->b

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Date:	Thu, 26 May 2011 19:25:09 +0800
From:	Ding Dinghua <dingdinghua@...hpc.ac.cn>
To:	"Ted Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>
CC:	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Jbd2: fix a bug of leaking jh->b_jcount

Hi Ted,
thanks for your suggestion, i have resent the patches, please have a look.

Ted Ts'o wrote:
> On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 06:49:57PM +0800, Yongqiang Yang wrote:
>   
>> Signed-off-by: line was missed.
>>     
>
> Ding,
>
> Please resend the patch with the Signed-off-by, or tell me explicitly
> that it's OK to add:
>
> Signed-off-by: Ding Dinghua <dingdinghua@...hpc.ac.cn>
>
> The signed-off-by has legal meaning (see below) so it's not something
> I want to add on my own initiative without getting an explicit ack
> from the original author.
>
> Regards,
>
> 						- Ted
>
> (From /usr/src/linux/Documentation/SubmittingPatches)
>
> 12) Sign your work
>
> To improve tracking of who did what, especially with patches that can
> percolate to their final resting place in the kernel through several
> layers of maintainers, we've introduced a "sign-off" procedure on
> patches that are being emailed around.
>
> The sign-off is a simple line at the end of the explanation for the
> patch, which certifies that you wrote it or otherwise have the right to
> pass it on as a open-source patch.  The rules are pretty simple: if you
> can certify the below:
>
>         Developer's Certificate of Origin 1.1
>
>         By making a contribution to this project, I certify that:
>
>         (a) The contribution was created in whole or in part by me and I
>             have the right to submit it under the open source license
>             indicated in the file; or
>
>         (b) The contribution is based upon previous work that, to the best
>             of my knowledge, is covered under an appropriate open source
>             license and I have the right under that license to submit that
>             work with modifications, whether created in whole or in part
>             by me, under the same open source license (unless I am
>             permitted to submit under a different license), as indicated
>             in the file; or
>
>         (c) The contribution was provided directly to me by some other
>             person who certified (a), (b) or (c) and I have not modified
>             it.
>
> 	(d) I understand and agree that this project and the contribution
> 	    are public and that a record of the contribution (including all
> 	    personal information I submit with it, including my sign-off) is
> 	    maintained indefinitely and may be redistributed consistent with
> 	    this project or the open source license(s) involved.
>
> then you just add a line saying
>
> 	Signed-off-by: Random J Developer <random@...eloper.example.org>
>
> using your real name (sorry, no pseudonyms or anonymous contributions.)
>
> Some people also put extra tags at the end.  They'll just be ignored for
> now, but you can do this to mark internal company procedures or just
> point out some special detail about the sign-off. 
>
>   

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