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Date:   Fri, 24 Feb 2023 11:59:31 +0900
From:   Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@...il.com>
To:     akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:     corbet@....net, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, joe@...ches.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rdunlap@...otime.net,
        Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 1/1] submitting-patches.rst: suggest a Link: after
 Reported-by:

Hi Andrew,

On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:47:31 -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> It seems to be the new way and I find it super useful.
> 
> Cc: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
> Cc: "Randy.Dunlap" <rdunlap@...otime.net>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>

JFYI, Jon has just applied a similar patch from Thorsten:

    https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/87ttzc40y9.fsf@meer.lwn.net/T/#t

    "Re: [PATCH v1] docs: recommend using Link: whenever using Reported-by:"

        Thanks, Akira

> ---
> 
> 
> --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst~submitting-patchesrst-suggest-a-link-after-reported-by
> +++ a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
> @@ -501,6 +501,12 @@ the bug was reported in private, then as
>  Reported-by tag. The tag is intended for bugs; please do not use it to credit
>  feature requests.
>  
> +Where possible, please include a Link: to the report on the line
> +immediately following the Reported-by:.  For example,
> +
> +Reported-by: John Doe <john.doe@...il.com>
> +  Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/02f796c7@gmail.com
> +
>  A Tested-by: tag indicates that the patch has been successfully tested (in
>  some environment) by the person named.  This tag informs maintainers that
>  some testing has been performed, provides a means to locate testers for
> _