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

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Message-ID: <20191115154627.GA2187@lxhi-065.adit-jv.com>
Date:   Fri, 15 Nov 2019 16:46:27 +0100
From:   Eugeniu Rosca <erosca@...adit-jv.com>
To:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
CC:     Eugeniu Rosca <erosca@...adit-jv.com>,
        Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
        Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Eugeniu Rosca <roscaeugeniu@...il.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: whitelist Originally-by: signature

Hi Jonathan,

On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 07:09:17AM -0800, Joe Perches wrote:
> 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

If the change [*] makes sense to you, I can submit an update to
Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst

[*] https://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=157383014408527&w=2

-- 
Best Regards,
Eugeniu