linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] docs: stable-kernel-rules: remind reader about DCO

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Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2024 09:57:29 +0800
From: Shung-Hsi Yu <shung-hsi.yu@...e.com>
To: Paul Barker <paul.barker.ct@...renesas.com>
Cc: linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>, 
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, stable@...r.kernel.org, workflows@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] docs: stable-kernel-rules: remind reader about DCO

On Thu, Jun 06, 2024 at 09:21:39AM GMT, Paul Barker wrote:
> On 06/06/2024 07:43, Shung-Hsi Yu wrote:
> > When sending patch authored by someone else to stable, it is quite easy for
> > the sender to forget adding the Developer's Certification of Origin (DCO,
> > i.e. Signed-off-by). Mention DCO explicilty so senders are less likely to
> 
> s/explicilty/explicitly/
> 
> > forget to do so and cause another round-trip.
> > 
> > Add a label in submitting-patches.rst so we can directly link to the DCO
> > section.
> > 
> > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/stable/2024051500-underage-unfixed-5d28@gregkh/
> 
> Is "Link:" right here? I'd prefer to see something like "For example see
> ..." added to the first paragraph so it's explicit that this is a link
> to an example of this issue.

Thanks for the feedback. Yes that is better. Will clarify that, fix
typo, and slighly edit patch 1 as suggested.

Shung-Hsi