linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/5] usb: usb251xb: Add copyrights

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Date:   Fri, 15 Sep 2017 16:53:13 -0700
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@...il.com>
Cc:     richard.leitner@...data.com, robh+dt@...nel.org,
        mark.rutland@....com, Sergey.Semin@...latforms.ru,
        linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] usb: usb251xb: Add copyrights

On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 02:45:17AM +0300, Serge Semin wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 04:40:28PM -0700, Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
> > On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 02:31:13AM +0300, Serge Semin wrote:
> > > Signed-off-by: Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@...il.com>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c | 1 +
> > >  1 file changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletion(-)
> > 
> > I can't take patches without any changelog text, sorry.
> > 
> 
> I'll merge it into the previous patch then. There is nothing to changeloging here. 
> 
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c b/drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c
> > > index 1d47acd09..43afa04ad 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/usb/misc/usb251xb.c
> > > @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
> > >   * Configuration via SMBus.
> > >   *
> > >   * Copyright (c) 2017 SKIDATA AG
> > > + * Copyright (c) 2017 T-platforms
> > 
> > I don't see the connection between a random company, and a random
> > gmail.com email address.  Please explain :)
> 
> Why do you see gmail.com only? I cc-ed this patchset to my work email:
> Sergey.Semin@...latforms.ru
> Do I really need to send it from my work e-mail? I have met such rule before.

The authorship of these patches are coming from a gmail.com address, how
do I know what that relates to some random email you cc: on the patch :)

thanks,

greg k-h