linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: whitelist Originally-by: signature

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Date:   Fri, 15 Nov 2019 07:09:17 -0800
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Eugeniu Rosca <erosca@...adit-jv.com>,
        Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Eugeniu Rosca <roscaeugeniu@...il.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: whitelist Originally-by: signature

On Fri, 2019-11-15 at 16:02 +0100, Eugeniu Rosca wrote:
> Oftentimes [1], the contributor would like to honor or give credits [2]
> to somebody's original ideas in the submission/reviewing process. While
> "Co-developed-by:" and "Suggested-by:" (currently whitelisted) could be
> employed for this purpose, they are not ideal.

You need to get the use of this accepted into Documentation/process
before adding it to checkpatch