linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] checkpatch: add check for tag Co-Developed-by

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Message-ID: <20171208074252.GA16137@kroah.com>
Date:   Fri, 8 Dec 2017 08:42:52 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     "Tobin C. Harding" <me@...in.cc>
Cc:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] checkpatch: add check for tag Co-Developed-by

On Fri, Dec 08, 2017 at 10:27:51AM +1100, Tobin C. Harding wrote:
> From: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
> 
> Recently signature tag Co-Developed-by was added to the
> kernel (Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst). checkpatch.pl doesn't know
> about it yet. All prior tags used all lowercase characters except for first
> character. Checks for this format had to be re-worked to allow for the
> new tag.
> 
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> 
> Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Signed-off-by: Tobin C. Harding <me@...in.cc>
> ---
> 
> Greg,
> 
> This patch has the same brief commit and achieves the same aim as the
> code you reviewed. I'm adding your tag here even though the code is
> totally different. I believe you were reviewing the behaviour of the
> code not the actual logic.

Well, I did read the actual logic, I do know perl :)

Anyway, my reviewed-by still stands here, thanks.

greg k-h