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Message-ID: <20250112152946.761150-4-ojeda@kernel.org>
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 16:29:46 +0100
From: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>
To: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Cc: workflows@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	patches@...ts.linux.dev,
	Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>,
	Neal Gompa <neal@...pa.dev>,
	Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>,
	Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
	Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
	tech-board@...ups.linuxfoundation.org,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
	Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] docs: submitting-patches: clarify that signers may use their discretion on tags

Tags are really appreciated by maintainers in general, since it means
someone is willing to put their name on a commit, be it as a reviewer,
tester, etc.

However, signers (i.e. submitters carrying tags from previous versions
and maintainers applying patches) may need to take or drop tags, on a
case-by-case basis, for different reasons.

Yet this is not explicitly spelled out in the documentation, thus there
may be instances [1] where contributors may feel unwelcome.

Thus, to clarify, state this clearly.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/CAEg-Je-h4NitWb2ErFGCOqt0KQfXuyKWLhpnNHCdRzZdxi018Q@mail.gmail.com/ [1]
Suggested-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Acked-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>
Acked-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@...nel.org>
---
 Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
index 7b0ac7370cb1..6754bc15f989 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
@@ -614,6 +614,10 @@ process nor the requirement to Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org on all stable
 patch candidates. For more information, please read
 Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst.
 
+Finally, while providing tags is welcome and typically very appreciated, please
+note that signers (i.e. submitters and maintainers) may use their discretion in
+applying offered tags.
+
 .. _the_canonical_patch_format:
 
 The canonical patch format
-- 
2.48.0