linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] doc: process: Add "Root-caused-by" and "Suggested-by"

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Date:   Wed, 21 Feb 2018 20:43:54 -0800
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
        Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] doc: process: Add "Root-caused-by" and "Suggested-by"

On 02/21/2018 04:37 PM, Kees Cook wrote:
> As recently pointed out by Linus, "Root-caused-by" is a good tag to include
> since it can indicate significantly more work than "just" a Reported-by.
> This adds it and "Suggested-by" (which was also missing) to the documented
> list of tags. Additionally updates checkpatch.pl to match the process docs.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> ---
>  Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst | 7 +++++++
>  scripts/checkpatch.pl               | 2 ++
>  2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)

I would still rather see Co-developed-by: in both the docs and in checkpatch. :(

> diff --git a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst
> index 645fa9c7388a..2ff01f76f02a 100644
> --- a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst
> @@ -234,6 +234,13 @@ The tags in common use are:
>     people who test our code and let us know when things do not work
>     correctly.
>  
> + - Suggested-by: names a person who suggested the solution, but may not
> +   have constructed the full patch. A weaker version of `Co-Developed-by`.
> +
> + - Root-caused-by: names a person who diagnosed the root cause of a
> +   problem. This usually indicates significantly more work than a simple
> +   `Reported-by`.
> +
>   - Cc: the named person received a copy of the patch and had the
>     opportunity to comment on it.
>  
> diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> index 3d4040322ae1..a1ab82e70b54 100755
> --- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> +++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
> @@ -464,9 +464,11 @@ our $logFunctions = qr{(?x:
>  our $signature_tags = qr{(?xi:
>  	Signed-off-by:|
>  	Acked-by:|
> +	Co-Developed-by:|
>  	Tested-by:|
>  	Reviewed-by:|
>  	Reported-by:|
> +	Root-caused-by:|
>  	Suggested-by:|
>  	To:|
>  	Cc:
> 


-- 
~Randy