linux-kernel - Re: linux-next: Signed-off-by missing for commit in the nfsd tree

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Date:   Thu, 9 Nov 2017 15:06:09 -0500
From:   "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@...ldses.org>
To:     Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Cc:     Linux-Next Mailing List <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Naofumi Honda <honda@...h.sci.hokudai.ac.jp>,
        Jeff Layton <jlayton@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: linux-next: Signed-off-by missing for commit in the nfsd tree

On Fri, Nov 10, 2017 at 06:51:35AM +1100, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Commit
> 
>   988e4fd55729 ("nfsd: fix panic in posix_unblock_lock called from nfs4_laundromat")
> 
> is missing a Signed-off-by from its author.

It fixes a typo in two lines in pretty much the only way possible, so
there should not be copyright concerns.

Naofumi Honda is as far as I know a one-time contributor, and I'd prefer
not to burden such folks with unnecessary bureaucracy.

--b.