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diff --git a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst index 4213e580f273..855a70b80269 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/5.Posting.rst @@ -216,10 +216,12 @@ The tags in common use are: which can be found in :ref:`Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst <submittingpatches>` Code without a proper signoff cannot be merged into the mainline. - - Co-developed-by: states that the patch was also created by another developer - along with the original author. This is useful at times when multiple - people work on a single patch. Note, this person also needs to have a - Signed-off-by: line in the patch as well. + - Co-developed-by: states that the patch was co-created by several developers; + it is a used to give attribution to co-authors (in addition to the author + attributed by the From: tag) when multiple people work on a single patch. + Every Co-developed-by: must be immediately followed by a Signed-off-by: of + the associated co-author. Details and examples can be found in + :ref:`Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst <submittingpatches>`. - Acked-by: indicates an agreement by another developer (often a maintainer of the relevant code) that the patch is appropriate for diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst index 33098adc5381..9c4299293c72 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst @@ -545,10 +545,40 @@ person it names - but it should indicate that this person was copied on the patch. This tag documents that potentially interested parties have been included in the discussion. -A Co-developed-by: states that the patch was also created by another developer -along with the original author. This is useful at times when multiple people -work on a single patch. Note, this person also needs to have a Signed-off-by: -line in the patch as well. +Co-developed-by: states that the patch was co-created by multiple developers; +it is a used to give attribution to co-authors (in addition to the author +attributed by the From: tag) when several people work on a single patch. Since +Co-developed-by: denotes authorship, every Co-developed-by: must be immediately +followed by a Signed-off-by: of the associated co-author. Standard sign-off +procedure applies, i.e. the ordering of Signed-off-by: tags should reflect the +chronological history of the patch insofar as possible, regardless of whether +the author is attributed via From: or Co-developed-by:. Notably, the last +Signed-off-by: must always be that of the developer submitting the patch. + +Note, the From: tag is optional when the From: author is also the person (and +email) listed in the From: line of the email header. + +Example of a patch submitted by the From: author:: + + <changelog> + + Co-developed-by: First Co-Author <first@coauthor.example.org> + Signed-off-by: First Co-Author <first@coauthor.example.org> + Co-developed-by: Second Co-Author <second@coauthor.example.org> + Signed-off-by: Second Co-Author <second@coauthor.example.org> + Signed-off-by: From Author <from@author.example.org> + +Example of a patch submitted by a Co-developed-by: author:: + + From: From Author <from@author.example.org> + + <changelog> + + Co-developed-by: Random Co-Author <random@coauthor.example.org> + Signed-off-by: Random Co-Author <random@coauthor.example.org> + Signed-off-by: From Author <from@author.example.org> + Co-developed-by: Submitting Co-Author <sub@coauthor.example.org> + Signed-off-by: Submitting Co-Author <sub@coauthor.example.org> 13) Using Reported-by:, Tested-by:, Reviewed-by:, Suggested-by: and Fixes: @@ -696,7 +726,7 @@ A couple of example Subjects:: The ``from`` line must be the very first line in the message body, and has the form: - From: Original Author <author@example.com> + From: Patch Author <author@example.com> The ``from`` line specifies who will be credited as the author of the patch in the permanent changelog. If the ``from`` line is missing, |