linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -next] get_maintainer: Improve "Author:" rolestats

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Message-ID: <52788606.5070002@asianux.com>
Date:	Tue, 05 Nov 2013 13:45:42 +0800
From:	Chen Gang <gang.chen@...anux.com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
CC:	Chen Gang F T <chen.gang.flying.transformer@...il.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next] get_maintainer: Improve "Author:" rolestats

On 11/05/2013 01:42 PM, Chen Gang wrote:
> On 11/05/2013 01:23 PM, Joe Perches wrote:
>> On Tue, 2013-11-05 at 10:37 +0800, Chen Gang wrote:
>>> But after I let it pure next-20131101 ("git reset HEAD^; git stash"), it
>>> still cause this issue.
>>
>> It's also because:
>>
>>>>> Also, there's a defect in function vcs_find_signers.
>>>>> It should only return the commit count and array references.
>>>>>
>>>>> If there are no signers in the commit history interval specified,
>>>>> then the "authors" array is added to the "signers" array and
>>>>> returned as a single array.
>>
>>
>>
>>
> 
> OK, thanks. Do you mean: in pure next-20131101 contents an author which
> commit a patch, but not signed himself? (if so, it seems the related
> patch need be re-committed again by the related author).
> 

If really as what I guess above (some patches no Signed-of-by), is there
a tool to check and find this issue in time?


Thanks.
-- 
Chen Gang
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