linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] docs: process: submitting-patches: Clarify the Reported-by usage

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Message-ID: <YfLccEk2PKpWH4eX@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date:   Thu, 27 Jan 2022 19:54:56 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Florian Eckert <fe@....tdt.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] docs: process: submitting-patches: Clarify the
 Reported-by usage

On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 09:21:21AM -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On 1/27/22 08:32, Andy Shevchenko wrote:

...

> > -Reported-by tag.
> > +Reported-by tag. The tag is intended for bugs; please do not use it to credit
> > +feature requests.
> 
> LGTM.
> Although it could refer to Suggested-by.  :)

The main issue here is that automated CIs may suggest people to include the tag.
And people (especially who are new in the community) tend to obey without a
doubt.

> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>

Thanks!

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko