linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] ttynull: Add an option to allow ttynull to be used as a console device

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Message-ID: <2024120408-moneyless-stood-cda2@gregkh>
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2024 19:06:50 +0100
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: n3rdopolis <bluescreen_avenger@...izon.net>
Cc: linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] ttynull: Add an option to allow ttynull to be used
 as a console device

On Wed, Dec 04, 2024 at 12:06:56PM -0500, n3rdopolis wrote:
> On Wednesday, December 4, 2024 10:41:44 AM EST Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > On Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 11:15:48PM -0500, n3rdopolis wrote:
> > > Add a config option CONFIG_NULL_TTY_CONSOLE that will have ttynull be
> > > initialized by console_initcall() and selected as a possible console
> > > device.
> > > Signed-off-by: n3rdopolis <bluescreen_avenger@...izon.net>
> > 
> > Meta-comments, we need a blank line before the s-o-b line, AND we need a
> > real name here, sorry.  I can't do anything with these (including
> > reviewing them), until that happens.
> > 
> Oh, I thought that I didn't need a real name
> 
> I found a recent thread that seems like it suggests that I thought
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20241121165806.476008-40-alex.bennee@linaro.org/[1]
> https://drewdevault.com/2023/10/31/On-real-names.html[2]
> Or do I need to wait for that change to the guideline be merged?

That change has been merged a long time ago, but as far as I can tell,
this signed-off-by you used here does not meet this category.

thanks,

greg k-h