linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] platform: Facilitate the creation of pseduo-platform busses

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Message-ID: <87eiecr940.fsf@deeprootsystems.com>
Date:	Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:24:31 -0700
From:	Kevin Hilman <khilman@...prootsystems.com>
To:	Patrick Pannuto <ppannuto@...eaurora.org>
Cc:	"linux-kernel\@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-msm\@vger.kernel.org" <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>,
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	"lethal\@linux-sh.org" <lethal@...ux-sh.org>,
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	"netdev\@vger.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	zt.tmzt@...il.com, grant.likely@...retlab.ca, magnus.damm@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] platform: Facilitate the creation of pseduo-platform busses

Patrick Pannuto <ppannuto@...eaurora.org> writes:

>> 
>>> You had indicated that you were going on vacation for a month and I
>>> had not seen any more follow-up on this issue, so I forged ahead.
>> 
>> Great, I'm glad you forged ahead.  There is definitely a broader need
>> for something like this, and I have no personal attachment to the code.
>> 
>> I have no problems with you continuing the work (in fact, I'd prefer it.
>> I have lots of other things to catch up on after my vacation.)
>> 
>> In the future though, it's common (and kind) to note the original author
>> in the changelog when basing a patch on previous work.  Something like
>> "originally written by..."  or "based on the work of..." etc.
>
> Ok, I can do that; that was the intention of the "original inspiration from"
> line at the beginning.  

Maybe we need an 'Inspired-by:'  tag. :)

> Is there a more formal way of indicating this in the
> next version of the patch? Should I add you as a "From:" or an "Author:"?

I don't know if there is an official way of doing this.

I typically add something like "based on the idea/code originally
proposed/written by John Doe" in the changelog, and then add Cc: John
Doe <...> in the changelog too, but AFAIK, none of this is formalized.

Kevin
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