linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: android: fix coding style

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Date:	Fri, 14 Mar 2014 23:32:14 +0000
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	mourn <mourn@...0fr.org>
Cc:	Mark Einon <mark@...on.net>, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, john.stultz@...aro.org,
	rebecca@...roid.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: android: fix coding style

On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 03:13:04PM +0100, mourn wrote:
> 
> > The changes look good, however you should be a bit more specific about
> > what the
> > fixes are, and that you used checkpatch.pl to find them (I assume).
> >
> 
> Yes, you are right. I can edit the commit log.
> 
> > Also, Signed-off-by: should state your full name, which I'm also assuming
> > isn't
> > 'mourn'. Please see Documentation/SubmittingPatches.
> >
> 
> I have a bit of a problem here. Some companies forbid their employees to
> openly participate in open source projects. A request to the legal
> department will take around 6 months with no hope of positive result...

Then I can not take your patch, sorry, we can not take anonymous
patches, as the documentation that describes what you mean by adding the
"Signed-off-by:" line to a patch.

good luck with your legal department,

greg k-h
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