linux-kernel - Re: RFC: reviewer's statement of oversight

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Message-ID: <470A9422.4050400@zytor.com>
Date:	Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:33:38 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>
CC:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
Subject: Re: RFC: reviewer's statement of oversight

Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> 
>> Acked-by:
>> Tested-by:
> 
> * Used by random people to express their (dis)like/experience with the 
> patch.
> 
>> Reviewed-by:
> 
> * I am maintaner or an 'important' person and have had a
>   look at it in depth
> 

Uhm, no.  There is no reason an "unimportant" person couldn't review a 
patch, and therefore perform a potentially highly valuable service to 
the maintainer.

None of these are indicative of the authority of the person acking, 
reviewing, testing, or nacking.  That's only as good as the trust in the 
person signing.

	-hpa
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